Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2009-06-15
Phys. Rev. B 80, 155401 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
9 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.155401
We analytically calculate the nuclear-spin interactions of a single electron confined to a carbon nanotube or graphene quantum dot. While the conduction-band states in graphene are p-type, the accordant states in a carbon nanotube are sp-hybridized due to curvature. This leads to an interesting interplay between isotropic and anisotropic hyperfine interactions. By using only analytical methods, we are able to show how the interaction strength depends on important physical parameters, such as curvature and isotope abundances. We show that for the investigated carbon structures, the 13C hyperfine coupling strength is less than 1 mu-eV, and that the associated electron-spin decoherence time can be expected to be several tens of microseconds or longer, depending on the abundance of spin-carrying 13C nuclei. Furthermore, we find that the hyperfine-induced Knight shift is highly anisotropic, both in graphene and in nanotubes of arbitrary chirality.
Fischer Jan
Loss Daniel
Trauzettel Bjoern
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