title: Absence of odd-even parity behavior for Kondo resonances in quantum dots.
abstract: Zero-bias anomalies in the conductance through quantum dots have recently been identified as Kondo resonances and explained in terms of the Anderson impurity model. The effect requires a degeneracy and it has been proposed that this should occur for odd electron numbers on the dot. In this paper we present data, obtained on a split-gate quantum dot with a small number of electrons, which are in disagreement with this expectation. The mapping of the Anderson model on the quantum dot is discussed in terms of an interacting N electron system demonstrating why this expectation can fail.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eberl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: v Klitzing