Magnetism in one-dimensional quantum dot arrays

Details Magnetism in one-dimensional quantum dot arrays Magnetism in one-dimensional quantum dot arrays

2005-05-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0505036v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

11 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

We employ the density functional Kohn-Sham method in the local spin-density approximation to study the electronic structure and magnetism of quasi one-dimensional periodic arrays of few-electron quantum dots. At small values of the lattice constant, the single dots overlap, forming a non-magnetic quantum wire with nearly homogenous density. As the confinement perpendicular to the wire is increased, i.e. as the wire is squeezed to become more one-dimensional, it undergoes a spin-Peierls transition. Magnetism sets in as the quantum dots are placed further apart. It is determined by the electronic shell filling of the individual quantum dots. At larger values of the lattice constant, the band structure for odd numbers of electrons per dot indicates that the array could support spin-polarized transport and therefore act as a spin filter.

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