Spin-dependent coherent transport in a double quantum dot system
arXiv:1506.08214 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.115423
Abstract
We study spin-resolved resonant tunneling in a system of two quantum dots sandwiched between doped quantum wells. In the coherent (Dicke) regime, i.e., when quantum dot separation is smaller than the Fermi wavelength in a two-dimensional electron gas in quantum wells, application of an in-plane magnetic field leads to a pronounced spin-resolved structure of the conductance peak lineshape even for very small Zeeman splitting of the quantum dots' resonant levels. In the presence of electron-gas spin-orbit coupling, this spin-resolved structure gets washed out due to Fermi surface deformation in the momentum space. We also show that Aharonov-Bohm flux penetrating the area enclosed by electron tunneling pathways completely destroys conductance spin structure.
8 pages, 6 figures
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