Imaging a Coupled Quantum Dot - Quantum Point Contact System

Details Imaging a Coupled Quantum Dot - Quantum Point Contact System Imaging a Coupled Quantum Dot - Quantum Point Contact System

2007-02-13

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702299v1

J. Appl. Phys. 102, 083703 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

6 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2787163

We performed measurements on a quantum dot and a capacitively coupled quantum point contact by using the sharp metallic tip of a low-temperature scanning force microscope as a scanned gate. The quantum point contact served as a detector for charges on the dot or nearby. It allowed us to distinguish single electron charging events in several charge traps from charging events on the dot. We analyzed the tip-induced potential quantitatively and found its shape to be independent of the voltage applied to the tip within a certain range of parameters. We estimate that the trap density is below 0.1% of the doping density and that the interaction energy between the quantum dot and a trap is a significant portion of the dot's charging energy. Possibly, such charge traps are the reason for frequently observed parametric charge rearrangements.

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