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Theory of single electron spin relaxation in Si/SiGe lateral coupled quantum dots
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Raith, Martin, Stano, Peter
and Fabian, Jaroslav
(2011)
Theory of single electron spin relaxation in Si/SiGe lateral coupled quantum dots.
Physical Review B (PRB) 83 (19), p. 195318.
DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.19095
Abstract
We investigate the spin relaxation induced by acoustic phonons in the presence of spin-orbit interactions in single electron Si/SiGe lateral coupled quantum dots. The relaxation rates are computed numerically in single and double quantum dots, in in-plane and perpendicular magnetic fields. The deformation potential of acoustic phonons is taken into account for both transverse and longitudinal ...
We investigate the spin relaxation induced by acoustic phonons in the presence of spin-orbit interactions in single electron Si/SiGe lateral coupled quantum dots. The relaxation rates are computed numerically in single and double quantum dots, in in-plane and perpendicular magnetic fields. The deformation potential of acoustic phonons is taken into account for both transverse and longitudinal polarizations, and their contributions to the total relaxation rate are discussed with respect to the dilatation and shear potential constants. We find that in single dots the spin relaxation rate scales approximately with the seventh power of the magnetic field, in line with a recent experiment. In double dots the relaxation rate is much more sensitive to the dot spectrum structure, as it is often dominated by a spin hot spot. The anisotropy of the spin-orbit interactions gives rise to easy passages, special directions of the magnetic field for which the relaxation is strongly suppressed. Quantitatively, the spin relaxation rates in Si are typically two orders of magnitude smaller than in GaAs due to the absence of the piezoelectric phonon potential and generally weaker spin-orbit interactions.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review B (PRB) | ||||
| Publisher | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||
| Open Access Type | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||
| Place of Publication | COLLEGE PK | ||||
| Volume | 83 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter | 19 | ||||
| Page Range | p. 195318 | ||||
| Date | 13 May 2011 | ||||
| Date of publication | 21 Jan 2011 14:07 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||
| Interdisciplinary Subject Network | Not selected | ||||
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| Keywords | PHONON-SCATTERING; STRAINED SI; TRANSPORT; DEVICES; GE; HETEROSTRUCTURES; SPINTRONICS; COHERENCE; MOBILITY; ALLOYS; | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-190950 | ||||
| Item ID | 19095 |
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