Kondo effect in a quantum antidot.
We report Kondo-like behavior in a quantum antidot (a submicron depleted region in a two-dimensional electron gas) in the quantum-Hall regime. When both spins of the lowest Landau level are present all around the antidot, the resonances between extended edge states via antidot bound states show an abnormal feature in alternate Coulomb-blockaded regions. The feature becomes suppressed when the temperature or source-drain bias is raised as for Kondo resonances in quantum dots. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, Kondo-like correlated tunneling may arise from a Skyrmion-type edge reconstruction. This observation demonstrates the generality of the Kondo phenomenon.
Kataoka
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Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
Ford
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Simmons
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Ritchie
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