Single-electron population and depopulation of an isolated quantum dot using a surface-acoustic-wave pulse.

نویسندگان

  • M Kataoka
  • R J Schneble
  • A L Thorn
  • C H W Barnes
  • C J B Ford
  • D Anderson
  • G A C Jones
  • I Farrer
  • D A Ritchie
  • M Pepper
چکیده

We use a pulse of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) to control the electron population and depopulation of a quantum dot. The barriers between the dot and reservoirs are set high to isolate the dot. Within a time scale of approximately 100 s the dot can be set to a nonequilibrium charge state, where an empty (occupied) level stays below (above) the Fermi energy. A pulse containing a fixed number of SAW periods is sent through the dot, controllably changing the potential, and hence the tunneling probability, to add (remove) an electron to (from) the dot.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 98 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007