Title :
Determination of lowest energy state in single-electron circuits
Author :
Karafyllidis, Ioannis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi
fDate :
12/10/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for determining the lowest energy state in single-electron circuits using a genetic algorithm is presented. The proposed method can effectively handle large single-electron circuits and does not require a priori knowledge of the initial circuit state
Keywords :
energy states; genetic algorithms; quantum interference devices; tunnelling; Coulomb blockade effect; genetic algorithm; k-stage tunnel junction inverter; lowest energy state determination; single-electron circuits;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981675
