Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Si Quantum Dots

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2002-11-25

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211575v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.68.045308

We consider spin-lattice relaxation processes for electrons trapped in lateral Si quantum dots in a $[001]$ inversion layer. Such dots are characterized by strong confinement in the direction perpendicular to the surface and much weaker confinement in the lateral direction. The spin relaxation is assumed to be due to the modulation of electron $g$-factor by the phonon-induced strain, as was shown previously for the shallow donors. The results clearly indicate that the specific valley structure of the ground electron state in Si quantum dots causes strong anisotropy for both the one-phonon and two-phonon spin relaxation rates. In addition, it gives rise to a partial suppression of the two-phonon relaxation in comparison to the spin relaxation of donor electrons.

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