Search results for "Hall Effect"
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Single-parameter quantized charge pumping in high magnetic fields
2008
We study single-parameter quantized charge pumping via a semiconductor quantum dot in high magnetic fields. The quantum dot is defined between two top gates in an AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructure. Application of an oscillating voltage to one of the gates leads to pumped current plateaus in the gate characteristic, corresponding to controlled transfer of integer multiples of electrons per cycle. In a perpendicular-to-plane magnetic field the plateaus become more pronounced indicating an improved current quantization. Current quantization is sustained up to magnetic fields where full spin polarization of the device can be expected.
Magnetism in one-dimensional quantum dot arrays
2005
We employ the density functional Kohn-Sham method in the local spin-density approximation to study the electronic structure and magnetism of quasi one-dimensional periodic arrays of few-electron quantum dots. At small values of the lattice constant, the single dots overlap, forming a non-magnetic quantum wire with nearly homogenous density. As the confinement perpendicular to the wire is increased, i.e. as the wire is squeezed to become more one-dimensional, it undergoes a spin-Peierls transition. Magnetism sets in as the quantum dots are placed further apart. It is determined by the electronic shell filling of the individual quantum dots. At larger values of the lattice constant, the band …
Aharonov-Bohm effect in many-electron quantum rings
2010
The Aharonov-Bohm effect is investigated in two-dimensional, single-terminal quantum rings in magnetic fields by using time-dependent density-functional theory. We find multiple transport loops leading to the oscillation periods of $h/(en)$, where $n$ is the number of loops. We show that the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are relatively weakly affected by the electron-electron interactions, whereas the ring width has a strong effect on the characteristics of the oscillations. Our results propose that in those experimental semiconductor quantum-ring devices that show clear Aharonov-Bohm oscillations the electron current is dominated by a few states along narrow conduction channels.
Ultrafast non-linear optical signal from a single quantum dot: exciton and biexciton effects
2002
We present results on both the intensity and phase-dynamics of the transient non-linear optical response of a single quantum dot (SQD). The time evolution of the Four Wave Mixing (FWM) signal on a subpicosecond time scale is dominated by biexciton effects. In particular, for the cross-polarized excitation case a biexciton bound state is found. In this latter case, mean-field results are shown to give a poor description of the non-linear optical signal at small times. By properly treating exciton-exciton effects in a SQD, coherent oscillations in the FWM signal are clearly demonstrated. These oscillations, with a period corresponding to the inverse of the biexciton binding energy, are correl…
Anomalous Hall Effect
2018
The anomalous Hall effect (AHE) is one of the most fundamental, practically important and for a long time most enigmatic phenomena exhibited by magnetic materials. Here, we briefly outline the relation of the anomalous Hall effect to the geometric properties of the electronic states as given by the Berry phase. The Berry phase origins of the AHE lead to its topological manifestations in insulators, which we review in detail based on key examples. In addition to the intrinsic AHE and its anisotropy in solids, we draw a deep correlation of this effect with orbital magnetism and magnetoelectric response, and discuss its emergence in non-collinear magnets.
Theory of radiative recombination from the metastable excited states of quantum dots
1998
The radiative recombination of an exciton ~electron-hole pair! confined in a semiconductor quantum dot is studied within a general model based on the effective-mass approximation. The dependence of the photoluminescence spectrum on the size of the dot and the magnetic field describe well a series of recent experimental results. In particular, a characteristic splitting of the main photoluminescence peak into a doublet or triplet is observed at the critical size and magnetic field, as a consequence of the appearance of metastable states in the exciton spectrum. @S0163-1829~98!06915-X#
Observation of two-dimensional exciton-phonon quasibound states
1997
We demonstrate the existence of robust exciton-phonon quasibound states (EPQBS) in a two-dimensional semiconductor system, resulting from the binding of the ${e}_{1}{h}_{1}$ and ${e}_{1}{h}_{2}$ heavy-hole quantum-well excitons with an LO phonon. We show that increasing quantum confinement drastically weakens these two-dimensional EPQBS. A theoretical model including phonon confinement accounts qualitatively for our results.
Controlled type-I–type-II transition in GaAs/AlAs/AlxGa1−xAs double-barrier quantum wells
1997
We show that the insertion of extremely narrow AlAs layers in double-barrier GaAs/AlAs/${\mathrm{Al}}_{\mathrm{x}}$${\mathrm{Ga}}_{1\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathrm{x}}$As quantum wells results in a variety of electronic configurations, thus providing a powerful tool for tailoring the electronic transitions in GaAs heterostructures. In particular, the transition from type-I to type-II recombination is shown to occur in correspondence with variations by a single monolayer in the thickness of the AlAs and/or GaAs layers. Drastic changes in the recombination lifetimes are correspondingly observed; at the same time, the photoluminescence efficiency is found to be almost independent of the type-I-…
Magnetic-field-enhanced outgoing excitonic resonance in multi-phonon Raman scattering from polar semiconductors
1996
A combined scattering mechanism involving the states of free electron-hole pairs (exciton continuum) and discrete excitons as intermediate states in the multi-phonon Raman scattering leads to (1) a strong increase of the scattering efficiency in the presence of a high magnetic field and to (2) an outgoing excitonic resonance: the two features are not compatible when only free pairs (leading to a strong increase of the scattering efficiency under the applied magnetic field) or discrete excitons (resulting in the outgoing resonance at the excitonic gap) are taken into account.
Coreless Vortices in Rotating Two-Component Quantum Droplets
2008
The rotation of a quantum liquid induces vortices to carry angular momentum. When the system is composed of multiple components that are distinguishable from each other, vortex cores in one component may be filled by particles of the other component, and coreless vortices form. Based on evidence from computational methods, here we show that the formation of coreless vortices occurs very similarly for repulsively interacting bosons and fermions, largely independent of the form of the particle interactions. We further address the connection to the Halperin wave functions of non-polarized quantum Hall states.