38 research outputs found
Correlations between Ground and Excited State Spectra of a Quantum Dot
We have studied the ground and excited state spectra of a semiconductor
quantum dot for successive numbers of electron occupancy using linear and
nonlinear magnetoconductance measurements. We present the first observation of
direct correlation between the mth excited state of the N electron system and
the ground state of the N+m electron system for m up to 4. Results are
consistent with a non-spin-degenerate single particle picture of the filling of
levels. Electron-electron interaction effects are also observed as a
perturbation to this model. Magnetoconductance fluctuations of ground states
are shown as anticrossings where wavefunction characteristics are exchanged
between adjacent levels.Comment: 8 pages pdf; gzipped ps available at
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/MarcusLab/grouppubs.htm
Mesoscopic Coulomb Blockade in One-channel Quantum Dots
Signatures of "mesoscopic Coulomb blockade" are reported for quantum dots
with one fully transmitting point-contact lead, T1 = 1, T2 << 1. Unlike Coulomb
blockade (CB) in weak-tunneling devices (T1, T2 << 1), one-channel CB is a
mesoscopic effect requiring quantum coherence. Several distinctive features of
mesoscopic CB are observed, including a reduction in CB upon breaking
time-reversal symmetry with a magnetic field, relatively large fluctuations of
peak position as a function of magnetic field, and strong temperature
dependence on the scale of the quantum level spacing.Comment: 12 pages, including 4 figure
Distributions of the Conductance and its Parametric Derivatives in Quantum Dots
Full distributions of conductance through quantum dots with single-mode leads
are reported for both broken and unbroken time-reversal symmetry. Distributions
are nongaussian and agree well with random matrix theory calculations that
account for a finite dephasing time, , once broadening due to finite
temperature is also included. Full distributions of the derivatives of
conductance with respect to gate voltage are also investigated.Comment: 4 pages (REVTeX), 4 eps figure
Spin Degeneracy and Conductance Fluctuations in Open Quantum Dots
The dependence of mesoscopic conductance fluctuations on parallel magnetic
field is used as a probe of spin degeneracy in open GaAs quantum dots. The
variance of fluctuations at high parallel field is reduced from the low-field
variance (with broken time-reversal symmetry) by factors ranging from roughly
two in a 1 square-micron dot at low temperature, to four or greater in 8
square-micron dots. The factor of two is expected for simple Zeeman splitting
of spin degenerate channels. A possible explanation for the unexpected larger
factors in terms of field-dependent spin orbit scattering is proposed.Comment: Includes new reference to related theoretical work, cond-mat/0010064.
Other minor changes. Related papers at http://marcuslab.harvard.ed
Coulomb Blockade Fluctuations in Strongly Coupled Quantum Dots
Quantum fluctuations of Coulomb blockade are investigated as a function of
the coupling to reservoirs in semiconductor quantum dots. We use fluctuations
in the distance between peaks apart to characterize both the
amplitude and correlation of peak motion. For strong coupling, peak motion is
greatly enhanced at low temperature, but does not show an increase in
peak-to-peak correlation. These effects can lead to anomalous temperature
dependence in the Coulomb valleys, similar to behavior ascribed to Kondo
physics.Comment: figures made smaller so download works. Revised, including new data.
Related papers at http://www.stanford.edu/group/MarcusLab/grouppubs.htm
Statistics of Coulomb Blockade Peak Spacings
Distributions of Coulomb blockade peak spacing are reported for large
ensembles of both unbroken (magnetic field B = 0) and broken (B 0) time
reversal symmetry in GaAs quantum dots. Both distributions are symmetric and
roughly gaussian with a width ~ 2-6% of the average spacing, with broad,
non-gaussian tails. The distribution is systematically wider at B = 0 by a
factor of ~ 1.2 +- 0.1. No even-odd spacing correlations or bimodal structure
in the spacing distribution is found, suggesting an absence of spin-degeneracy.
There is no observed correlation between peak spacing and peak height.Comment: To appear in PRL; 13 pages, one table, 3 figures; pdf available at
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/MarcusLab/papers/Patel_peakspacing.pd