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Microwave spectroscopy of a carbon nanotube charge qubit
Carbon nanotube quantum dots allow accurate control of electron charge, spin
and valley degrees of freedom in a material which is atomically perfect and can
be grown isotopically pure. These properties underlie the unique potential of
carbon nanotubes for quantum information processing, but developing nanotube
charge, spin, or spin-valley qubits requires efficient readout techniques as
well as understanding and extending quantum coherence in these devices. Here,
we report on microwave spectroscopy of a carbon nanotube charge qubit in which
quantum information is encoded in the spatial position of an electron. We
combine radio-frequency reflectometry measurements of the quantum capacitance
of the device with microwave manipulation to drive transitions between the
qubit states. This approach simplifies charge-state readout and allows us to
operate the device at an optimal point where the qubit is first-order
insensitive to charge noise. From these measurements, we are able to quantify
the degree of charge noise experienced by the qubit and obtain an inhomogeneous
charge coherence of 5 ns. We use a chopped microwave signal whose duty-cycle
period is varied to measure the decay of the qubit states, yielding a charge
relaxation time of 48 ns
Charge Pumping in Carbon Nanotubes
We demonstrate charge pumping in semiconducting carbon nanotubes by a
traveling potential wave. From the observation of pumping in the nanotube
insulating state we deduce that transport occurs by packets of charge being
carried along by the wave. By tuning the potential of a side gate, transport of
either electron or hole packets can be realized. Prospects for the realization
of nanotube based single-electron pumps are discussed
A Quantum Dot in the Kondo Regime Coupled to Superconductors
The Kondo effect and superconductivity are both prime examples of many-body
phenomena. Here we report transport measurements on a carbon nanotube quantum
dot coupled to superconducting leads that show a delicate interplay between
both effects. We demonstrate that the superconductivity of the leads does not
destroy the Kondo correlations on the quantum dot when the Kondo temperature,
which varies for different single-electron states, exceeds the superconducting
gap energy
Atomic force microscope nanolithography of graphene: cuts, pseudo-cuts and tip current measurements
We investigate atomic force microscope nanolithography of single and bilayer
graphene. In situ tip current measurements show that cutting of graphene is not
current driven. Using a combination of transport measurements and scanning
electron microscopy we show that, while indentations accompanied by tip current
appear in the graphene lattice for a range of tip voltages, real cuts are
characterized by a strong reduction of the tip current above a threshold
voltage. The reliability and flexibility of the technique is demonstrated by
the fabrication, measurement, modification and re-measurement of graphene
nanodevices with resolution down to 15 nm
Multi-wall carbon nanotubes as quantum dots
We have measured the differential conductance dI/dV of individual multi-wall
carbon nanotubes (MWNT) of different lengths. A cross-over from wire-like (long
tubes) to dot-like (short tubes) behavior is observed. dI/dV is dominated by
random conductance fluctuations (UCF) in long MWNT devices (L=2...7 ),
while Coulomb blockade and energy level quantization are observed in short ones
(L=300 nm). The electron levels of short MWNT dots are nearly four-fold
degenerate (including spin) and their evolution in magnetic field (Zeeman
splitting) agrees with a g-factor of 2. In zero magnetic field the sequential
filling of states evolves with spin S according to S=0 -> 1/2 -> 0... In
addition, a Kondo enhancement of the conductance is observed when the number of
electrons on the tube is odd.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Kondo Effect of Quantum Dots in the Quantum Hall Regime
Quantum dots in the quantum Hall regime can have pairs of single Slater
determinant states that are degenerate in energy. We argue that these pairs of
many body states may give rise to a Kondo effect which can be mapped into an
ordinary Kondo effect in a fictitious magnetic field. We report on several
properties of this Kondo effect using scaling and numerical renormalization
group analysis. We suggest an experiment to investigate this Kondo effect.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. B (5 pages, 4 figures); references added;
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