We estimate the triplet-singlet relaxation time due to spin-orbit coupling assisted by phonon emission in weakly confined quantum dots. Calculations are performed taking into account Coulomb and spin-orbit interactions exactly within the full configuration interaction method, and Fermi golden rule. Our results for two and four electrons show that different triplet-singlet relaxation trends observed in recent experiments under magnetic fields can be understood within a unified theoretical description, as the result of the competition between spin-orbit coupling and phonon emission efficiency. Moreover, we show that properly designed QD structures may give access to very long-lived triplet states as well as to selective population of the triplet Zeeman sublevels.

Magnetic field dependence of triplet-singlet relaxation in quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling / Climente, Ji; Bertoni, A; Goldoni, Guido; Rontani, M; Molinari, Elisa. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - STAMPA. - 75:(2007), pp. 1-4. [10.1103/PhysRevB.75.081303]

Magnetic field dependence of triplet-singlet relaxation in quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling

GOLDONI, Guido;MOLINARI, Elisa
2007

Abstract

We estimate the triplet-singlet relaxation time due to spin-orbit coupling assisted by phonon emission in weakly confined quantum dots. Calculations are performed taking into account Coulomb and spin-orbit interactions exactly within the full configuration interaction method, and Fermi golden rule. Our results for two and four electrons show that different triplet-singlet relaxation trends observed in recent experiments under magnetic fields can be understood within a unified theoretical description, as the result of the competition between spin-orbit coupling and phonon emission efficiency. Moreover, we show that properly designed QD structures may give access to very long-lived triplet states as well as to selective population of the triplet Zeeman sublevels.
2007
75
1
4
Magnetic field dependence of triplet-singlet relaxation in quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling / Climente, Ji; Bertoni, A; Goldoni, Guido; Rontani, M; Molinari, Elisa. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - STAMPA. - 75:(2007), pp. 1-4. [10.1103/PhysRevB.75.081303]
Climente, Ji; Bertoni, A; Goldoni, Guido; Rontani, M; Molinari, Elisa
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