Strong spin-orbit interaction and g -factor renormalization of hole spins in Ge/Si nanowire quantum dots
| Autor: | Floris A. Zwanenburg, Daniel Loss, Erik P. A. M. Bakkers, Ang Li, Dominik M. Zumbühl, Stefano Bosco, Mirko K. Rehmann, Marko J. Rančić, Bence Hetényi, F. N. M. Froning, F. R. Braakman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Physics
Quantum Physics Rabi cycle Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Condensed matter physics Spins Spintronics Nanowire FOS: Physical sciences 02 engineering and technology Spin–orbit interaction Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Quantum dot Qubit Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) 0103 physical sciences Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics (quant-ph) 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology Spin (physics) |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review Research |
| ISSN: | 2643-1564 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevresearch.3.013081 |
| Popis: | The spin-orbit interaction lies at the heart of quantum computation with spin qubits, research on topologically nontrivial states, and various applications in spintronics. Hole spins in Ge/Si core/shell nanowires experience a spin-orbit interaction that has been predicted to be both strong and electrically tunable, making them a particularly promising platform for research in these fields. We experimentally determine the strength of spin-orbit interaction of hole spins confined to a double quantum dot in a Ge/Si nanowire by measuring spin-mixing transitions inside a regime of spin-blockaded transport. We find a remarkably short spin-orbit length of similar to 65 nm, comparable to the quantum dot length and the interdot distance. We additionally observe a large orbital effect of the applied magnetic field on the hole states, resulting in a large magnetic field dependence of the spin-mixing transition energies. Strikingly, together with these orbital effects, the strong spin-orbit interaction causes a significant enhancement of the g factor with magnetic field. The large spin-orbit interaction strength demonstrated is consistent with the predicted direct Rashba spin-orbit interaction in this material system and is expected to enable ultrafast Rabi oscillations of spin qubits and efficient qubit-qubit interactions, as well as provide a platform suitable for studying Majorana zero modes. |
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