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Si/SiGe量子点接触中的谷分裂

Valley splitting in a Si/SiGe quantum point contact

L. M. McGuire, Mark Friesen, K. A. Slinker, S. N. Coppersmith, M. A. Eriksson

摘要:

提出了调制掺杂Si/SiGe异质结量子点接触中谷分裂的理论和测量方法。我们的测量是在亚微米肖特基栅控器件上进行的。本文提出了一种有效质量理论,用于研究在斜切衬底上生长的量子阱中的量子光子晶体。理论和实验都包括一个垂直的磁场。我们的结果表明,QPC和磁约束都可以通过减小电子波函数的空间范围来增强谷分裂。因此,对于小磁场,谷分裂可以比自旋分裂大得多。我们还观察到不同的谷分裂不同的横向模式中的QPC,支持的概念,当步骤存在于量子阱界面,波函数的空间范围起着主导作用,在确定谷分裂。

英文摘要:

We present the theory and measurement of valley splitting in a quantum point contact (QPC) in a modulation doped Si/SiGe heterostructure. Our measurements are performed on a submicron Schottky-gated device. An effective mass theory is developed for a QPC formed in a quantum well, grown on a miscut substrate. Both theory and experiments include a perpendicular magnetic field. Our results indicate that both QPC and magnetic confinement can enhance the valley splitting by reducing the spatial extent of the electronic wavefunction. Consequently, the valley splitting can be much larger than the spin splitting for small magnetic fields. We also observe different valley splittings for different transverse modes in the QPC, supporting the notion that when steps are present at the quantum well interface, the spatial extent of the wavefunction plays a dominant role in determining the valley splitting.

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