Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots
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Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots. / Churchill, H O H; Bestwick, A J; Harlow, J W; Kuemmeth, Ferdinand; Marcos, D; Stwertka, C H; Watson, S K; Marcus, C M.
In: Nature Physics, Vol. 5, No. 5, 06.04.2009, p. 321-326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Electron-nuclear interaction in 13C nanotube double quantum dots
AU - Churchill, H O H
AU - Bestwick, A J
AU - Harlow, J W
AU - Kuemmeth, Ferdinand
AU - Marcos, D
AU - Stwertka, C H
AU - Watson, S K
AU - Marcus, C M
PY - 2009/4/6
Y1 - 2009/4/6
N2 - For coherent electron spins, hyperfine coupling to nuclei in the host material can either be a dominant source of unwanted spin decoherence or, if controlled effectively, a resource enabling storage and retrieval of quantum information. To investigate the effect of a controllable nuclear environment on the evolution of confined electron spins, we have fabricated and measured gate-defined double quantum dots with integrated charge sensors made from single-walled carbon nanotubes with a variable concentration of 13C (nuclear spin I=1/2) among the majority zero-nuclear-spin 12C atoms. We observe strong isotope effects in spin-blockaded transport, and from the magnetic field dependence estimate the hyperfine coupling in 13C nanotubes to be of the order of 100 ¿µeV, two orders of magnitude larger than anticipated. 13C-enhanced nanotubes are an interesting system for spin-based quantum information processing and memory: the 13C nuclei differ from those in the substrate, are naturally confined to one dimension, lack quadrupolar coupling and have a readily controllable concentration from less than one to 10^5 per electron.
AB - For coherent electron spins, hyperfine coupling to nuclei in the host material can either be a dominant source of unwanted spin decoherence or, if controlled effectively, a resource enabling storage and retrieval of quantum information. To investigate the effect of a controllable nuclear environment on the evolution of confined electron spins, we have fabricated and measured gate-defined double quantum dots with integrated charge sensors made from single-walled carbon nanotubes with a variable concentration of 13C (nuclear spin I=1/2) among the majority zero-nuclear-spin 12C atoms. We observe strong isotope effects in spin-blockaded transport, and from the magnetic field dependence estimate the hyperfine coupling in 13C nanotubes to be of the order of 100 ¿µeV, two orders of magnitude larger than anticipated. 13C-enhanced nanotubes are an interesting system for spin-based quantum information processing and memory: the 13C nuclei differ from those in the substrate, are naturally confined to one dimension, lack quadrupolar coupling and have a readily controllable concentration from less than one to 10^5 per electron.
U2 - doi:10.1038/nphys1247
DO - doi:10.1038/nphys1247
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 321
EP - 326
JO - Nature Physics
JF - Nature Physics
SN - 1745-2473
IS - 5
ER -
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