Triplet-Singlet Spin Relaxation in Quantum Dots with Spin-Orbit Coupling
arXiv:cond-mat/0610509 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.081303
Abstract
We estimate the triplet-singlet relaxation rate due to spin-orbit coupling assisted by phonon emission in weakly-confined quantum dots. Our results for two and four electrons show that the different triplet-singlet relaxation trends observed in recent experiments under magnetic fields can be understood within a unified theoretical description, as the result of the competition between spin-orbit coupling and phonon emission efficiency. Moreover, we show that both effects are greatly affected by the strength of the confinement and the external magnetic field, which may give access to very long-lived triplet states as well as to selective population of the triplet Zeeman sublevels.
5 pages, 3 figures. Closely related to recent experiments in cond-mat/0609726
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