1. |
- Buitelaar, M. R., et al.
(author)
-
Pauli spin blockade in carbon nanotube double quantum dots
- 2008
-
In: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 77:24, s. 245439-
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We report Pauli spin blockade in a carbon nanotube double quantum dot defined by tunnel barriers at the contacts and a structural defect in the nanotube. We observe a pronounced current suppression for negative source-drain bias voltages, which is investigated for both symmetric and asymmetric coupling of the quantum dots to the leads. The measured differential conductance agrees well with a theoretical model of a double quantum dot system in the spin-blockade regime, which allows us to estimate the occupation probabilities of the relevant singlet and triplet states. This work shows that effective spin-to-charge conversion in nanotube quantum dots is feasible and opens the possibility of single-spin readout in a material that is not limited by hyperfine interaction with nuclear spins.
|
|