Nonequilibrium Cotunneling through a Three-Level Quantum Dot

Details Nonequilibrium Cotunneling through a Three-Level Quantum Dot Nonequilibrium Cotunneling through a Three-Level Quantum Dot

2008-09-11

arxiv.org/abs/0809.1969v2

Phys. Rev. B 79, 045105 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

12 pages, 13 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.79.045105

We calculate the nonlinear cotunneling conductance through a quantum dot with 3 electrons occupying the three highest lying energy levels. Starting from a 3-orbital Anderson model, we apply a generalized Schrieffer-Wolff transformation to derive an effective Kondo model for the system. Within this model we calculate the nonequilibrium occupation numbers and the corresponding cotunneling current to leading order in the exchange couplings. We identify the inelastic cotunneling thresholds and their splittings with applied magnetic field, and make a qualitative comparison to recent experimental data on carbon nanotube and InAs quantum-wire quantum dots. Further predictions of the model like cascade resonances and a magnetic-field dependence of the orbital level splitting are not yet observed but within reach of recent experimental work on carbon nanotube and InAs nanowire quantum dots.

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