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Accession Number:
AD1076658
Title:
Quenching of dynamic nuclear polarization by spin-orbit coupling in GaAs quantum dots
Corporate Author:
Harvard University, Department of Physics Cambridge United States
Report Date:
2015-07-17
Abstract:
The central-spin problem is a widely studied model of quantum decoherence. Dynamic nuclear polarization occurs in central-spin systems when electronic angular momentum is transferred to nuclear spins and is exploited in quantum information processing for coherent spin manipulation. However, the mechanisms limiting this process remain only partially understood. Here we show that spin-orbit coupling can quench dynamic nuclear polarization in a GaAs quantum dot, because spin conservation is violated in the electron nuclear system, despite weak spin-orbit coupling in GaAs. Using LandauZener sweeps to measure static and dynamic properties of the electron spin flip probability, we observe that the size of the spin-orbit and hyperfine interactions depends on the magnitude and direction of applied magnetic field. We find that dynamic nuclear polarization is quenched when the spin-orbit contribution exceeds the hyperfine, in agreement with a theoretical model. Our results shed light on the surprisingly strong effect of spinorbit coupling in central-spin systems.
Descriptive Note:
Journal Article - Open Access
Supplementary Note:
Nature Communications , 6, 7682, 01 Jan 0001, 01 Jan 0001, This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the articles Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material.
Pages:
0006
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
0.98MB
