216 research outputs found
An Anderson-Fano Resonance and Shake-Up Processes in the Magneto-Photoluminescence of a Two-Dimensional Electron System
We report an anomalous doublet structure and low-energy satellite in the
magneto-photoluminescence spectra of a two-dimensional electron system. The
doublet structure moves to higher energy with increasing magnetic field and is
most prominent at odd filling factors 5 and 3. The lower-energy satellite peak
tunes to lower energy for increasing magnetic field between filling factor 6
and 2. These features occur at energies below the fundamental band of
recombination originating from the lowest Landau level and display striking
magnetic field and temperature dependence that indicates a many-body origin.
Drawing on a recent theoretical description of Hawrylak and Potemski, we show
that distinct mechanisms are responsible for each feature.Comment: 14 pages including 5 figures. To appear in the April 15th edition of
Phy. Rev. B. rapid com
Multiband theory of multi-exciton complexes in self-assembled quantum dots
We report on a multiband microscopic theory of many-exciton complexes in
self-assembled quantum dots. The single particle states are obtained by three
methods: single-band effective-mass approximation, the multiband
method, and the tight-binding method. The electronic structure calculations are
coupled with strain calculations via Bir-Pikus Hamiltonian. The many-body wave
functions of electrons and valence holes are expanded in the basis of
Slater determinants. The Coulomb matrix elements are evaluated using statically
screened interaction for the three different sets of single particle states and
the correlated -exciton states are obtained by the configuration interaction
method. The theory is applied to the excitonic recombination spectrum in
InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. The results of the single-band
effective-mass approximation are successfully compared with those obtained by
using the of and tight-binding methods.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figure
Tunneling effects on impurity spectral function in coupled asymmetric quantum wires
The impurity spectral function is studied in coupled double quantum wires at
finite temperatures. Simple anisotropy in the confinement direction of the
wires leads to finite non-diagonal elements of the impurity spectral function
matrix. These non-diagonal elements are responsible for tunneling effects and
result in pronounced extra peak in the impurity spectral function up to
temperatures as high as 20 K.Comment: Accepted in Phys. Rev.
Solution of the X-ray edge problem for 2D electrons in a magnetic field
The absorption and emission spectra of transitions between a localized level
and a two-dimensional electron gas, subjected to a weak magnetic field, are
calculated analytically. Adopting the Landau level bosonization technique
developed in previous papers, we find an exact expression for the relative
intensities of spectral lines. Their envelope function, governed by the
interaction between the electron gas and the core hole, is reminescent of the
famous Fermi edge singularity, which is recovered in the limit of a vanishing
magnetic field.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Analytic results for particles with interaction in two dimensions and an external magnetic field
The -dimensional quantum problem of particles (e.g. electrons) with
interaction in a two-dimensional parabolic potential
(e.g. quantum dot) and magnetic field , reduces exactly to solving a
-dimensional problem which is independent of and . An
exact, infinite set of relative mode excitations are obtained for any . The
problem reduces to that of a ficticious particle in a two-dimensional,
non-linear potential of strength , subject to a ficticious magnetic
field , the relative angular momentum.Comment: To appear in Physical Review Letters (in press). RevTeX file. Two
figures available from [email protected] or
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Voltage-tunable singlet-triplet transition in lateral quantum dots
Results of calculations and high source-drain transport measurements are
presented which demonstrate voltage-tunable entanglement of electron pairs in
lateral quantum dots. At a fixed magnetic field, the application of a
judiciously-chosen gate voltage alters the ground-state of an electron pair
from an entagled spin singlet to a spin triplet.Comment: 8.2 double-column pages, 10 eps figure
Theory of electronic transport through a triple quantum dot in the presence of magnetic field
Theory of electronic transport through a triangular triple quantum dot
subject to a perpendicular magnetic field is developed using a tight binding
model. We show that magnetic field allows to engineer degeneracies in the
triple quantum dot energy spectrum. The degeneracies lead to zero electronic
transmission and sharp dips in the current whenever a pair of degenerate states
lies between the chemical potential of the two leads. These dips can occur with
a periodicity of one flux quantum if only two levels contribute to the current
or with half flux quantum if the three levels of the triple dot contribute. The
effect of strong bias voltage and different lead-to-dot connections on
Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in the conductance is also discussed
Correlated few-electron states in vertical double-quantum-dot systems
The electronic properties of semiconductor, vertical, double quantum dot
systems with few electrons are investigated by means of analytic,
configuration-interaction, and mean-field methods. The combined effect of a
high magnetic field, electrostatic confinement, and inter-dot coupling, induces
a new class of few-electron ground states absent in single quantum dots. In
particular, the role played by the isospin (or quantum dot index) in
determining the appearance of new ground states is analyzed and compared with
the role played by the standard spin.Comment: 20 pages, Latex, figures upon request. To appear in Phys. Rev. B
(January 1995
Quantum Dot Version of Berry's Phase: Half-Integer Orbital Angular Momenta
We show that Berry's geometrical (topological) phase for circular quantum
dots with an odd number of electrons is equal to \pi and that eigenvalues of
the orbital angular momentum run over half-integer values. The non-zero value
of the Berry's phase is provided by axial symmetry and two-dimensionality of
the system. Its particular value (\pi) is fixed by the Pauli exclusion
principle. Our conclusions agree with the experimental results of T. Schmidt
{\it at el}, \PR B {\bf 51}, 5570 (1995), which can be considered as the first
experimental evidence for the existence of a new realization of Berry's phase
and half-integer values of the orbital angular momentum in a system of an odd
number of electrons in circular quantum dots.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Coulomb blockade of tunnelling through compressible rings formed around an antidot: an explanation for Aharonov-Bohm oscillations
We consider single-electron tunnelling through antidot states using a
Coulomb-blockade model, and give an explanation for h/2e Aharonov-Bohm
oscillations, which are observed experimentally when the two spins of the
lowest Landau level form bound states. We show that the edge channels may
contain compressible regions, and using simple electrostatics, that the
resonance through the outer spin states should occur twice per h/e period. An
antidot may be a powerful tool for investigating quantum Hall edge states in
general, and the interplay of spin and charging effects that occurs in quantum
dots.Comment: 5 pages, 4 Postscript figure
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