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Spins in quantum dots can act as the qubit for quantum computation. In this context we point out that spins on neighboring dots will experience an anisotropic form of the exchange coupling, called the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction,…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 Sucismita Chutia , Mark Friesen , Robert Joynt

Spin qubits defined in carbon nanotube quantum dots are of considerable interest for encoding and manipulating quantum information because of the long electron spin coherence times expected. However, before carbon nanotubes can find…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-04-27 S. J. Chorley , G. Giavaras , J. Wabnig , G. A. C. Jones , C. G. Smith , G. A. D. Briggs , M. R. Buitelaar

Spin properties of two interacting electrons in a quantum dot (QD) embedded in a nanowire with controlled aspect ratio and longitudinal magnetic fields are investigated by using a configuration interaction (CI) method and exact…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Yan-Ting Chen , Shun-Jen Cheng , Chi-Shung Tang

Tunable synthetic spin-orbit coupling (s-SOC) is one of the key challenges in various quantum systems, such as ultracold atomic gases, topological superconductors, and semiconductor quantum dots. Here we experimentally demonstrate…

We study the effect of the spin-orbit interaction on quantum gate operations based on the spin exchange coupling where the qubit is represented by the electron spin in a quantum dot or a similar nanostructure. Our main result is the exact…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Guido Burkard , Daniel Loss

Solid state spin qubits are promising candidates for the realization of a quantum computer due to their long coherence times and easy electrical manipulation. However, spin-spin interactions, which are needed for entangling gates, have only…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-27 Lucia Gonzalez Rosado , Fabian Hassler , Gianluigi Catelani

We study the two-electron eigenspectrum of a carbon-nanotube double quantum dot with spin-orbit coupling. Exact calculation are combined with a simple model to provide an intuitive and accurate description of single-particle and interaction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 J. von Stecher , B. Wunsch , M. Lukin , E. Demler , A. M. Rey

We propose a spin-orbit qubit in a nanowire quantum dot on the surface of a multiferroic insulator with a cycloidal spiral magnetic order. The spiral exchange field from the multiferroic insulator causes an inhomogeneous Zeeman-like…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-04 P. Zhang , Ze-Liang Xiang , Franco Nori

The exchange coupling between quantum dot spin qubits is isotropic, which restricts the types of quantum gates that can be formed. Here, we propose a method for controlling anisotropic interactions between spins arranged in a bus geometry.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-08-26 Yun-Pil Shim , Sangchul Oh , Xuedong Hu , Mark Friesen

Utilizing dispersive gate sensing (DGS), we investigate the spin-orbit field ($\textbf{B}_{SO}$) orientation in a many-electron double quantum dot (DQD) defined in an InSb nanowire. While characterizing the inter-dot tunnel couplings, the…

We develop an effective tight-binding Hamiltonian for spin-orbit (SO) interaction in bent carbon nanotubes (CNT) for the electrons forming the $\pi$ bonds between the nearest neighbor atoms. We account for the bend of the CNT and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-30 E. N. Osika , B. Szafran

In the presence of spin-orbit coupling, quantum models for semiconductor materials are generally not exactly solvable. As a result, understanding of the strong spin-orbit coupling effects in these systems remains poor. Here we develop an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-14 Rui Li , Lian-Ao Wu , Xuedong Hu , J. Q. You

In this theoretical work we investigate superexchange, as a means of indirect exchange interaction between two single electron spin qubits, each embedded in a single semiconductor quantum dot (QD). The exchange interaction is mediated by an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-11-15 Marko J. Rančić , Guido Burkard

Semiconductor spin qubits offer a unique opportunity for scalable quantum computation by leveraging classical transistor technology. Hole spin qubits benefit from fast all-electrical qubit control and sweet spots to counteract charge and…

We present a theoretical study of Coulomb exchange interaction for electrons confined in a cylindrical quantum wire and subject to a Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling with radial electric field. The effect of spin splitting on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-16 F. S. Gray , T. Kernreiter , M. Governale , U. Zuelicke

We investigate theoretically the combined effects of the electron-electron and the Rashba spin-orbit interactions on two electrons confined in quasi-one-dimensional AlInSb-based double quantum dots. We calculate the two-electron wave…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 C. L. Romano , P. I. Tamborenea , S. E. Ulloa

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is pivotal for various fundamental spin-dependent phenomena in solids and their technological applications. In semiconductors, these phenomena have been so far studied in relatively weak electron-electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-09 D. Maryenko , M. Kawamura , A. Ernst , V. K. Dugaev , E. Ya. Sherman , M. Kriener , M. S. Bahramy , Y. Kozuka , M. Kawasaki

A spin qubit in semiconductor quantum dots holds promise for quantum information processing for scalability and long coherence time. An important semiconductor qubit system is a double quantum dot trapping two electrons or holes, whose spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-07 Peihao Huang

We study the effect of the spin-orbit interaction on heavy holes confined in a double quantum dot in the presence of a magnetic field of arbitrary direction. Rich physics arise as the two hole states of different spin are not only coupled…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-01 Philipp M. Mutter , Guido Burkard

Anisotropy of spin-orbit interaction (SOI) is studied for a single uncapped InAs self-assembled quantum dot (SAQD) holding just a few electrons. The SOI energy is evaluated from anti-crossing or SOI induced hybridization between the ground…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-01-05 S. Takahashi , R. S. Deacon , K. Yoshida , A. Oiwa , K. Shibata , Y. Tokura , S. Tarucha