Quantum dots with two electrons: Singlet-triplet transitions
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
The magnetic character of the ground-state of two electrons on a double quantum dot, connected in series to left and right single-channel leads, is considered. By solving exactly for the spectrum of the two interacting electrons, it is found that the coupling to the continuum of propagating states on the leads, in conjunction with the electron-electron interactions, may result in a delocalization of the bound state of the two electrons. This, in turn, reduces significantly the range of the Coulomb interaction parameters over which singlet-triplet transitions can be realized. It is also found that the coupling to the leads favors the singlet ground-state.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0103160,
title = {Quantum dots with two electrons: Singlet-triplet transitions},
author = {O. Entin-Wohlman and A. Aharony and Y. Levinson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0103160},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev. B