Exchange cotunneling through quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling
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Exchange cotunneling through quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling. / Paaske, Jens; Andersen, Andreas; Flensberg, Karsten.
In: Physical Review B Condensed Matter, Vol. 82, 13.08.2010, p. 081309(R).Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Exchange cotunneling through quantum dots with spin-orbit coupling
AU - Paaske, Jens
AU - Andersen, Andreas
AU - Flensberg, Karsten
PY - 2010/8/13
Y1 - 2010/8/13
N2 - We investigate the effects of spin-orbit interaction (SOI) on the exchange cotunneling through a spinful Coulomb blockaded quantum dot. In the case of zero magnetic field, Kondo effect is shown to take place via a Kramers doublet and the SOI will merely affect the Kondo temperature. In contrast, we find that the breaking of time-reversal symmetry in a finite field has a marked influence on the effective Anderson and Kondo models for a single level. The nonlinear conductance can now be asymmetric in bias voltage and may depend strongly on the direction of the magnetic field. A measurement of the angle dependence of finite-field cotunneling spectroscopy thus provides valuable information about orbital and spin degrees of freedom and their mutual coupling.
AB - We investigate the effects of spin-orbit interaction (SOI) on the exchange cotunneling through a spinful Coulomb blockaded quantum dot. In the case of zero magnetic field, Kondo effect is shown to take place via a Kramers doublet and the SOI will merely affect the Kondo temperature. In contrast, we find that the breaking of time-reversal symmetry in a finite field has a marked influence on the effective Anderson and Kondo models for a single level. The nonlinear conductance can now be asymmetric in bias voltage and may depend strongly on the direction of the magnetic field. A measurement of the angle dependence of finite-field cotunneling spectroscopy thus provides valuable information about orbital and spin degrees of freedom and their mutual coupling.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.081309
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.081309
M3 - Journal article
VL - 82
SP - 081309(R)
JO - Physical Review B
JF - Physical Review B
SN - 2469-9950
ER -
ID: 32297723