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We study electron transport through single and double quantumdots with large level spacing and charging energy. Motivatedby recent experiments we focus on linear and nonlinearresponse of two model systems: a single dot with two levelsand a capacitively coupled double dot. At low temperature andstrong coupling to the leads, quantum fluctuations and Kondo-like many-body effects become important and show up, e.g., asresonances in the current-voltage characteristics. Inparticular, we propose a way to observe the splitting of theKondo peak as a function of the applied bias voltage.
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Pohjola, T., Boese, D., König, J. et al. Strong Tunneling in Small Quantum Dots: Kondo Effect in Two Model Systems. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 118, 391–399 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004646101809
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