Electronic States in Silicon Quantum Dots: Multivalley Artificial Atoms

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2003-04-10

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304228v1

Phys. Rev. B 68, 155322 (2003).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

18 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.68.155322

Electronic states in silicon quantum dots are examined theoretically, taking into account a multivalley structure of the conduction band. We find that (i) exchange interaction hardly works between electrons in different valleys. In consequence electrons occupy the lowest level in different valleys in the absence of Hund's coupling when the dot size is less than 10 nm. High-spin states are easily realized by applying a small magnetic field. (ii) When the dot size is much larger, the electron-electron interaction becomes relevant in determining the electronic states. Electrons are accommodated in a valley, making the highest spin, to gain the exchange energy. (iii) In the presence of intervalley scattering, degenerate levels in different valleys are split. This could result in low-spin states. These spin states in multivalley artificial atoms can be observed by looking at the magnetic-field dependence of peak positions in the Coulomb oscillation.

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