Probing the Quantum States of a Single Atom Transistor at Microwave Frequencies

Autor: Tettamanzi, Giuseppe Carlo, Hile, Samuel James, House, Matthew Gregory, Fuechsle, Martin, Rogge, Sven, Simmons, Michelle Y.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACS NANO 2017
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b06362
Popis: The ability to apply GHz frequencies to control the quantum state of a single $P$ atom is an essential requirement for the fast gate pulsing needed for qubit control in donor based silicon quantum computation. Here we demonstrate this with nanosecond accuracy in an all epitaxial single atom transistor by applying excitation signals at frequencies up to $\approx$ 13 GHz to heavily phosphorous doped silicon leads. These measurements allow the differentiation between the excited states of the single atom and the density of states in the one dimensional leads. Our pulse spectroscopy experiments confirm the presence of an excited state at an energy $\approx$ 9 meV consistent with the first excited state of a single $P$ donor in silicon. The relaxation rate of this first excited state to ground is estimated to be larger than 2.5 GHz, consistent with theoretical predictions. These results represent a systematic investigation of how an atomically precise single atom transistor device behaves under rf excitations.
Comment: 21 pages and 6 figures including an addendum/corrigendum section DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b08154
Databáze: arXiv