433 research outputs found
Correlation Effects in Quantum Dot Wave Function Imaging
We demonstrate that in semiconductor quantum dots wave functions probed by
imaging techniques based on local tunneling spectroscopies like STM show
characteristic signatures of electron-electron Coulomb correlation. We predict
that such images correspond to ``quasi-particle'' wave functions which cannot
be computed by standard mean-field techniques (density functional theory,
Hartree-Fock) in the strongly correlated regime corresponding to low electron
density. From the configuration-interaction solution of the few-particle
problem for prototype dots, we find that quasi-particle wave function images
may display signatures of Wigner crystallization.Comment: Latex 2e + jjap2 style version 1.0. 4 pages, 3 postscript figures.
Submitted to the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics as Proceeding of STM05
Conference, Sapporo, Japan, July 3-8, 200
Optical near-field mapping of excitons and biexcitons in naturally occurring semiconductor quantum dots
We calculate the near-field optical spectra of excitons and biexcitons in
semiconductor quantum dots naturally occurring at interface fluctuations in
GaAs-based quantum wells, using a non-local description of the response
function to a spatially modulated electro-magnetic field. The relative
intensity of the lowest, far-field forbidden excitonic states is predicted; the
spatial extension of the ground biexciton state is found in agreement with
recently published experiments
Electron-hole localization in coupled quantum dots
We theoretically investigate correlated electron-hole states in vertically
coupled quantum dots. Employing a prototypical double-dot confinement and a
configuration-interaction description for the electron-hole states, it is shown
that the few-particle ground state undergoes transitions between different
quantum states as a function of the interdot distance, resulting in unexpected
spatial correlations among carriers and in electron-hole localization. Such
transitions provide a direct manifestations of inter- and intradot
correlations, which can be directly monitored in experiments.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures (eps), LaTeX 2e. To appear in PRB (Rapid
Communication
Quantum interference in nanometric devices: ballistic transport across arrays of T-shaped quantum wires
We propose that the recently realized T-shaped semiconductor quantum wires
(T-wires) could be exploited as three-terminal quantum interference devices.
T-wires are formed by intersecting two quantum wells (QWs). By use of a
scattering matrix approach and the Landauer-B\"uttiker theory, we calculate the
conductance for ballistic transport in the parent QWs and across the wire
region as a function of the injection energy. We show that different
conductance profiles can be selected by tailoring the widths of the QWs and/or
combining more wires on the scale of the Fermi wavelength. Finally, we discuss
the possibility of obtaining spin-dependent conductance of ballistic holes in
the same structures.Comment: To appear in the 09/15/97 issue of Appl. Phys. Lett. (9 pages in
REVTEX + 2 figures in postscript
Addition energies in semiconductor quantum dots: Role of electron-electron interaction
We show that the addition spectra of semiconductor quantum dots in the
presence of magnetic field can be studied through a theoretical scheme that
allows an accurate and practical treatment of the single particle states and
electron-electron interaction up to large numbers of electrons. The calculated
addition spectra exhibit the typical structures of Hund-like shell filling, and
account for recent experimental findings. A full three dimensional description
of Coulomb interaction is found to be essential for predicting the conductance
characteristics of few-electron semiconductor structures.Comment: LaTeX 2.09, RevTeX, 3 pages, 3 Postscript figure
Field-controlled suppression of phonon-induced transitions in coupled quantum dots
We calculate the longitudinal-acoustic phonon scattering rate for a vertical
double quantum dot system with weak lateral confinement and show that a strong
modulation of the single-electron excited states lifetime can be induced by an
external magnetic or electric field. The results are obtained for typical
realistic devices using a Fermi golden rule approach and a three-dimensional
description of the electronic quantum states.Comment: REVTex4 class, 6 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Applied Physics
Letter
High-finesse optical quantum gates for electron spins in artificial molecules
A doped semiconductor double-quantum-dot molecule is proposed as a qubit
realization. The quantum information is encoded in the electron spin, thus
benefiting from the long relevant decoherence times; the enhanced flexibility
of the molecular structure allows to map the spin degrees of freedom onto the
orbital ones and vice versa, and opens the possibility for high-finesse
(conditional and unconditional) quantum gates by means of stimulated Raman
adiabatic passage.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev. Let
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