Controllable valley splitting in silicon quantum devices

Details Controllable valley splitting in silicon quantum devices Controllable valley splitting in silicon quantum devices

2006-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611221v2

Nature Physics v3, p41 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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Silicon has many attractive properties for quantum computing, and the quantum dot architecture is appealing because of its controllability and scalability. However, the multiple valleys in the silicon conduction band are potentially a serious source of decoherence for spin-based quantum dot qubits. Only when these valleys are split by a large energy does one obtain well-defined and long-lived spin states appropriate for quantum computing. Here we show that the small valley splittings observed in previous experiments on Si/SiGe heterostructures result from atomic steps at the quantum well interface. Lateral confinement in a quantum point contact limits the electron wavefunctions to several steps, and enhances the valley splitting substantially, up to 1.5 meV. The combination of electronic and magnetic confinement produces a valley splitting larger than the spin splitting, which is controllable over a wide range. These results improve the outlook for realizing spin qubits with long coherence times in silicon-based devices.

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