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Spin hot spots in single-electron GaAs-based quantum dots
Raith, Martin, Pangerl, Thomas, Stano, Peter
and Fabian, Jaroslav
(2013)
Spin hot spots in single-electron GaAs-based quantum dots.
Phys. Status Solidi B.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 04 Apr 2014 13:37
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.29764
Abstract
Spin relaxation of a single electron in a weakly coupled double quantum dot is calculated numerically. The phonon-assisted spin flip is allowed by the presence of the linear and cubic spin-orbit couplings and nuclear spins. The rate is calculated as a function of the interdot coupling, the magnetic field strength and orientation, and the dot bias. In an in-plane magnetic field, the rate is ...
Spin relaxation of a single electron in a weakly coupled double quantum dot is calculated numerically. The phonon-assisted spin flip is allowed by the presence of the linear and cubic spin-orbit couplings and nuclear spins. The rate is calculated as a function of the interdot coupling, the magnetic field strength and orientation, and the dot bias. In an in-plane magnetic field, the rate is strongly anisotropic with respect to the magnetic field orientation, due to the anisotropy of the spin-orbit interactions. The nuclear spin influence is negligible. In an out-of-plane field, the nuclear spins play a more important role due selection rules imposed on the spin-orbit couplings. Our theory shows a very good agreement with data measured by Srinivasa et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 196803 (2013)], allowing us to extract information on the linear spin-orbit interactions strengths in that experiment. We estimate that they correspond to spin-orbit lengths of about 5-15 mu m.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Phys. Status Solidi B | ||||||
| Publisher: | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH | ||||||
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| Place of Publication: | WEINHEIM | ||||||
| Date | 6 December 2013 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||||
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| Keywords | CONDUCTION ELECTRONS; RELAXATION; SPINTRONICS; DYNAMICS; electron spin relaxation; nuclear spins; quantum dots; spin-orbit interaction; spin qubit | ||||||
| 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-297649 | ||||||
| Item ID | 29764 |
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