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We theoretically study the $(1,1)$ triplet to $(0,2)$ singlet relaxation rate in a lateral gate-defined double quantum dot tuned to the regime of Pauli spin blockade. We present a detailed derivation of the effective phonon density of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 J. Danon

We study spin relaxation and decoherence caused by electron-lattice and spin-orbit interaction and predict striking effects induced by magnetic fields $B$. For particular values of $B$, destructive interference occurs resulting in ultralong…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-06-04 Denis V. Bulaev , Bjoern Trauzettel , Daniel Loss

We study theoretically the spin relaxation rate in quasi-one-dimensional coupled double semiconductor quantum dots. We consider InSb and GaAs-based systems in the presence of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction, which causes mixing of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. L. Romano , P. I. Tamborenea , S. E. Ulloa

We estimate the triplet-singlet relaxation rate due to spin-orbit coupling assisted by phonon emission in weakly-confined quantum dots. Our results for two and four electrons show that the different triplet-singlet relaxation trends…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Juan I. Climente , Andrea Bertoni , Guido Goldoni , Massimo Rontani , Elisa Molinari

We calculate the spin relaxation rates in a parabolic InSb quantum dots due to the spin interaction with acoustical phonons. We considered the deformation potential mechanism as the dominant electron-phonon coupling in the Pavlov-Firsov…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-01-15 A. M. Alcalde , C. L. Romano , L. Sanz , G. E. Marques

We investigate the magnetic field and temperature dependence of the single-electron spin lifetime in silicon quantum dots and find a lifetime of 2.8 ms at a temperature of 1.1 K. We develop a model based on spin-valley mixing and find that…

We investigate theoretically the electron spin relaxation in single-electron nanowire-based semiconductor double quantum dots induced by confined phonons and find that the electron spin relaxation rate can be efficiently manipulated by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-05-27 M. Wang , Y. Yin , M. W. Wu

We propose a scheme to manipulate the spin relaxation in vertically coupled semiconductor double quantum dots. Up to {\em twelve} orders of magnitude variation of the spin relaxation time can be achieved by a small gate voltage applied…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. Y. Wang , M. W. Wu

We study the relaxation of an electron spin qubit in a Si quantum dot due to electrical noise. In particular, we clarify how the presence of conduction-band valleys influences spin relaxation. In single-valley semiconductor quantum dots,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-24 Peihao Huang , Xuedong Hu

We analyzed the photoluminescence intermittency generated by a single paramagnetic spin localized in an individual semiconductor quantum dot. The statistics of the photons emitted by the quantum dot reflect the quantum fluctuations of the…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2012-06-18 L. Besombes , Y. Leger , J. Bernos , H. Boukari , H. Mariette , J. Fernandez-Rossier , R. Aguado

We investigate theoretically spin relaxation in heavy hole quantum dots in low external magnetic fields. We demonstrate that two-phonon processes and spin-orbit interaction are experimentally relevant and provide an explanation for the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Mircea Trif , Pascal Simon , Daniel Loss

Understanding and control of the spin relaxation time $T_1$ is among the key challenges for spin based qubits. A larger $T_1$ is generally favored, setting the fundamental upper limit to the qubit coherence and spin readout fidelity. In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-29 Leon C. Camenzind , Liuqi Yu , Peter Stano , Jeramy Zimmerman , Arthur C. Gossard , Daniel Loss , Dominik M. Zumbühl

This work considers the g-tensor anisotropy induced by the flexural thermal vibrations in one-dimensional structures and its role in electron spin relaxation. In particular, the mechanism of spin-lattice relaxation via flexural modes is…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 K. M. Borysenko , Y. G. Semenov , K. W. Kim

Due to the spin-orbital coupling in a semiconductor quantum dot, a freely precessing electron spin produces a time-dependent charge density. This creates a sizeable electric field outside the dot, leading to promising applications in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-04-12 L. S. Levitov , E. I. Rashba

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…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Martin Raith , Peter Stano , Jaroslav Fabian

We propose and analyze a novel mechanism for long-range spin-spin interactions in diamond nanostructures. The interactions between electronic spins, associated with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, are mediated by their coupling via…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-04-12 S. D. Bennett , N. Y. Yao , J. Otterbach , P. Zoller , P. Rabl , M. D. Lukin

A realistic pseudopotential model is introduced to investigate the phonon-induced spin relaxation of conduction electrons in bulk silicon. We find a surprisingly subtle interference of the Elliott and Yafet processes affecting the spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-01-05 J. L. Cheng , M. W. Wu , J. Fabian

Doped ZnO is a promising material for spintronics applications. For such applications, it is important to understand the spin dynamics and particularly the spin coherence of this II-VI semiconductor. The spin lifetime $\tau_{s}$ has been…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 N. J. Harmon , W. O. Putikka , R. Joynt

We have studied the physical processes responsible for the spin -flip in GaAs quantum dots. We have calculated the rates for different mechanisms which are related to spin-orbit coupling and cause a spin-flip during the inelastic relaxation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Alexander V. Khaetskii , Yuli V. Nazarov

We investigate relaxation and dephasing of an electron spin confined in a semiconductor quantum dot and subject to spin-orbit coupling. Even in vanishing magnetic field, B = 0, slow noise coupling to the electron's orbital degree of freedom…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-12-03 Pablo San-Jose , Gerd Schön , Alexander Shnirman , Gergely Zarand