Semiclassicallimitandlong-timeasymptoticsofthecentralspinproblem.pptVIP

Semiclassical limit and long-time asymptotics of the central spin problem Gang Chen Doron Bergman Leon Balents Outline The problem electron-nuclear interactions in a quantum dot Experiments and time scales Quantum versus classical? Relating quantum to classical Formulation of problem Self-averaging Semi-classical limit Classical dynamics Short time averaging Hand-waving argument Conserved quantities Infinite time Numerics Long-time dynamics Decay of a single electron spin Quantum dot spin in single orbital state No decay from spin-orbit alone Kramers degeneracy Interacts with: Phonons (+ spin-orbit) Other electrons (can isolate) Nuclear moments D. Loss talk yesterday: non-nuclear mechanisms could be on 1s timescales Central spin problem Confined electron couples to all spins in region of support of wave function Hyperfine coupling Negligible I-I coupling tdd ? 100 ?s Equilibrium is trivial Dynamics is not Typically, very low nuclear polarization Problem: what is the decay of an initially polarized electron? Aspects of the problem Integrability: “Gaudin magnets” A large class of integrable models Unified with finite-size BCS (Richardson) model Formal solution to dynamics recently by Yuzbashyan et al – not useful so far for central spin problem Different analytic limits Large applied fields, large nuclear polarization, short times… Non-exponential/partial relaxation at long times Numerics Zero field and polarization slow ? logarithmic decay at long times Saturation at non-zero ?Sz? for small systems Some Experiments (there are more) Marcus group (also Kouwenhoven group) Use double dot Use Pauli blockade: Experimental results (Petta et al, 2006) Measurement of short-time hyperfine induced decay thf ? 10 ns Spin echo technique shows that hyperfine field is quasi-static tnuc 1 ?s Time scales Hyperfine coupling constant, e.g GaAs ai = 90 ?eV vunit cell |?(ri)|2 ? 90 ?eV/N. Hyperfine field: e- frequency For double-dot experiments, thf ? 10ns Typical