Two carriers in vertically coupled quantum dots: magnetic field effect.
We study a two-charge-carrier (two holes or two electrons) quantum dot molecule in a magnetic field. In comparison with the electron states in the double quantum dot, the switching between the hole states is achieved by changing both the inter-dot distance and magnetic field. We use harmonic potentials to model the confining of two charge carriers and calculate the energy difference delta E between the two lowest energy states with the Hund-Mulliken technique, including the Coulomb interaction. Introducing the Zeeman effect, we note a ground-state crossing, which can be observed as a pronounced jump in the magnetization at a perpendicular magnetic field of a few Tesla. The ground states of the molecule provide a possible realization for a quantum gate.
D004563:Electrochemistry; D008280:Magnetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012666:Semiconductors; D013816:Thermodynamics