Magnetically Tunable Kondo - Aharonov-Bohm Effect in a Triangular Quantum Dot
arXiv:cond-mat/0507488 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.046601
Abstract
The role of discrete orbital symmetry in mesoscopic physics is manifested in a system consisting of three identical quantum dots forming an equilateral triangle. Under a perpendicular magnetic field, this system demonstrates a unique combination of Kondo and Aharonov-Bohm features due to an interplay between continuous [spin-rotation SU(2)] and discrete (permutation C3v) symmetries, as well as U(1) gauge invariance. The conductance as a function of magnetic flux displays sharp enhancement or complete suppression depending on contact setups.
4 pages, 3 .eps figures