Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2005-08-16
Phys. Rev. B 72, 245301 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
9 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, few minor changes, published version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.72.245301
We develop path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for a parabolic two-dimensional (2D) quantum dot containing $N$ interacting electrons in the presence of Dresselhaus and/or Rashba spin-orbit couplings. Our method solves in a natural way the spin contamination problem and allows for numerically exact finite-temperature results at weak spin-orbit coupling. For $N<10$ electrons, we present data for the addition energy, the particle density, and the total spin $S$ in the Wigner molecule regime of strong Coulomb interactions. We identify magic numbers at N=3 and N=7 via a peak in the addition energy. These magic numbers differ both from weak-interaction and classical predictions, and are stable with respect to (weak) spin-orbit couplings.
Egger Reinhold
Weiss Stephan
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