Triplet-singlet relaxation in semiconductor single and double quantum dots
Triplet-singlet relaxation in semiconductor single and double quantum dots
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.76.235313
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发表时间:
2007-08
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
K. Shen;M. W. Wu
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作者:
K. Shen;M. W. Wu
We study the triplet-singlet relaxation in two-electron semiconductor quantum dots. Both single dots and vertically coupled double dots are discussed. In our work, the electron-electron Coulomb interaction, which plays an important role in the electronic structure, is included. The spin mixing is caused by spin-orbit coupling which is the key to the triplet-singlet relaxation. We show that the selection rule widely used in the literature is incorrect unless near the crossing and/or anticrossing point in single quantum dots. The triplet-singlet relaxation in double quantum dots can be markedly changed by varying barrier height, interdot distance, external magnetic field, and dot size.