Backaction of a charge detector on a double quantum dot

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Title:	Backaction of a charge detector on a double quantum dot
Authors:	Ouyang, S Lam, CH You, JQ
Issue Date:	15-Feb-2010
Source:	Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 15 Feb. 2010, v. 81, no. 7, 075301, p. 1-6
Abstract:	We develop a master equation approach to study the backaction of quantum-point contact (QPC) on a double quantum dot (DQD) at zero bias voltage. We reveal why electrons can pass through the zero-bias DQD only when the bias voltage across the QPC exceeds a threshold value determined by the eigenstate energy difference in the DQD. This derived excitation condition agrees well with experiments on QPC-induced inelastic electron tunneling through a DQD [ S. Gustavsson et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 206804 (2007)]. Moreover, we propose a scheme to generate a pure spin current by the QPC in the absence of a charge current.
Keywords:	Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions Master equation Quantum dots Quantum point contacts
Publisher:	American Physical Society
Journal:	Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
ISSN:	1098-0121
EISSN:	1550-235X
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevB.81.075301
Rights:	Physical Review B © 2010 The American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://prb.aps.org/
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