Direct measurement of spin-flip rates of a self-assembled InAs double quantum dot in single-electron tunneling

authored by
Olfa Dani, Robert Hussein, Johannes C. Bayer, Klaus Pierz, Sigmund Kohler, Rolf J. Haug
Abstract

Spin flips are one of the limiting factors for spin-based information processing. We demonstrate a transport approach for determining the spin-flip rates of a self-assembled InAs double quantum dot occupied by a single electron. In such devices, different Landé factors lead to an inhomogeneous Zeeman splitting, so that the two spin channels can never be at resonance simultaneously, leading to a spin blockade at low temperatures. This blockade is analyzed in terms of spin flips for different temperatures and magnetic fields. Our results are in good agreement with a quantum master equation that combines the dot-lead couplings with ohmic dissipation stemming from spin-flip cotunneling.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Solid State Physics
QuantumFrontiers
External Organisation(s)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Type
Article
Journal
Physical Review B
Volume
109
No. of pages
6
ISSN
2469-9950
Publication date
15.03.2024
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2310.11259 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L121404 (Access: Closed)