Manipulation of a single electron spin in a quantum dot without magnetic field

In this paper, we propose the construction of a nanodevice performing the spin rotations of an electron confined in an electrostatic quantum dot without the use of a magnetic field. Sinusoidally varying voltage applied in different phases to four gates causes the electron to move along a two-dimensi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2012-05, Vol.100 (20), p.203103-203103-3
Hauptverfasser: Bednarek, S., Pawłowski, J., Skubis, A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper, we propose the construction of a nanodevice performing the spin rotations of an electron confined in an electrostatic quantum dot without the use of a magnetic field. Sinusoidally varying voltage applied in different phases to four gates causes the electron to move along a two-dimensional closed path. The spin-orbit interaction that is present in the structure induces spin rotations. For a properly adjusted AC signal duration, the logical NOT operation or the Hadamard quantum gate can be performed on the electron spin. We perform a simulation of the nanodevice's time evolution.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4714771