Probing relaxation times in graphene quantum dots

Abstract

Graphene quantum dots are attractive candidates for solid-state quantum bits. In fact, the predicted weak spin-orbit and hyperfine interaction promise spin qubits with long coherence times. Graphene quantum dot devices have been extensively investigated with respect to their excitation spectrum, spin-filling sequence, and electron-hole crossover. However their relaxation dynamics remain largely unexplored. This is mainly due to challenges in device fabrication, in particular regarding the control of carrier confinement and the tunability of the tunnelling barriers, both crucial to experimentally investigate decoherence times. Here, we report on pulsed-gate transient spectroscopy and relaxation time measurements of excited states in graphene quantum dots. This is achieved by an advanced device design, allowing to tune the tunnelling barriers individually down to the low MHz regime and to monitor their asymmetry with integrated charge sensors. Measuring the transient currents through electronic excited states, we estimate lower limit of charge relaxation times on the order of 60-100 ns.

To be published in Nature Communications. The first two authors contributed equally to this work. Main article: 10 pages, 4 figures. Supplementary information: 4 pages, 4 figures

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