Current noise of a resonant tunnel junction coupled to a nanomechanical oscillator

Abstract

We present a theoretical study of current noise of a resonant tunnel junction coupled to a nanomechanical oscillator within the non-equilibrium Green's function technique. An arbitrary voltage is applied to the tunnel junction and electrons in the leads are considered to be at zero temperature. The properties of the phonon distribution of the nanomechanical oscillator strongly coupled to the electrons on the dot are investigated using a non-perturbative approach. An analytical calculations and numerical results for the current-voltage, shot noise and the corresponding Fano factor as a function of applied bias show significant features of the nanomechanical oscillator coupling dynamics. This will provide useful insight for the design of experiments aimed at studying the quantum behavior of an oscillator.