Interference Behaviors of Resonant Transport Through a Mesoscopic System with ac Responses

Time-dependent interference behaviors on currents transporting through a mesoscopic system are investigated by using the Keldysh nonequilibrium Green function technique. The system is composed of a quantum dot coupled with two electron reservoirs. The electrons in the quantum dot are perturbed by two microwave fields (MWFs) through gate. The MWFs cause the energy level splitting in the quantum dot to form multi-channel for the tunneling current, and these branches of current interfere to produce stable oscillation. The resulting oscillation of current is strongly associated with frequency relations between MWFs. The timedependent current is the consequence of resonant effects for electrons resonating with quantum dot state and with MWFs. We present numerical calculations for the cases where the Coulomb interaction U = 0. Negative temporal current and differential conductance are observed even if the dc bias is not small. We compare the results with corresponding quantities in the system perturbed by single MWF.     

Time-dependent transport through a quantum dot with the over-dot (bridge) additional tunneling channel

The time-dependent electron transport through a quantum dot with the additional over-dot (bridge) tunneling channel within the evolution operator technique has been studied. The microwave field applied to the leads and quantum dot has been considered and influence of the time-dependent shift of corresponding energy levels on the quantum dot charge and current flowing in the system, its time-averaged values and derivatives of the average current with respect to the gate and source–drain bias voltages have been investigated. The influence of the over-dot tunneling channel on the photon-assisted tunneling has been also studied.     

Photon-assisted mesoscopic transport through a quantum dot–carbon nanotube system perturbed by microwave fields

We have investigated the coherent mesoscopic transport through the system with a quantum dot coupled to single-wall carbon nanotubes (CN–QD–CN) interfered by microwave fields (MWFs). The investigation focuses on the tunneling behaviors induced by the double coherent MWFs and the nature of CN leads. The incoherent fields induce the tunneling current possessing symmetric resonant behaviors. The coherent fields induce the asymmetric tunneling current resulting from the interference of tunneling current branches to form asymmetric photon-assisted net current. The quantum leads possess specific density of state (DOS) structure, and the matching–mismatching behavior takes important role in the mesoscopic transport. The feature of coupled MWFs and the connected quantum wires together control the characteristics of the mesoscopic system.     

Photon-assisted resonant transport through a multi-terminal mesoscopic system

The coherent transport through a multi-terminal mesoscopic system is investigated by using the nonequilibrium Green function technique. The sample is composed of two coupled Anderson impurities which are referred as the quantum dots. One dot is connected to N complete onedimensional wires, while the other one is linked to M wires. Each terminal is supplied an external oscillating field with potential V _α cos ω₀ t. The Landauer-Büttiker-like formulae are derived, and the resonant behaviors are discussed. We find these currents contributed by the channel-invariant and channel-variant tunneling processes. This effect signifies the tunneling electron perturbed by many photons. The resonant peaks are displayed analytically to be associated with the frequency, from which we observe that the main resonant peaks are modified by the frequency disturbings of photons. The locations of the peaks are determined by the spectrum levels of these dots, and at some points these peaks overlap to reduce the number of the peaks.     

环形碳纳米管-量子点耦合系统的介观输运

应用非平衡格林函数方法研究通过环形碳纳米管-量子点耦合系统的介观输运.相干隧穿与环形碳纳米管和量子点各自的能级结构有强烈的依赖关系,阿哈郎诺夫-玻姆效应使能级周期性变化,隧穿电流则随磁通量作周期性振荡.环形碳纳米管的具体纳米结构显示出金属-半导体相变特性,这种行为也在输出电流中体现出来.子系统量子能级的匹配与失配关系在介观输运过程中起重要作用.     

Fano-type spin-flip mesoscopic transport through an Aharonov-Bohm interferometer

We have investigated the mesoscopic transport properties of a quantum dot embedded Aharonov-Bohm (AB) interferometer applied with a rotating magnetic field. The spin-flip effect is induced by the rotating magnetic field, and the tunneling current is sensitive to the spin-flip effect. The spin-flipped electrons tunneling from the direct channel and the resonant channel interfere with each other to form spin-polarized tunneling current components. The non-resonant tunneling (direct transmission) strength and the AB phase φ play important roles. When the non-resonant tunneling (background transmission) exists, the spin and charge currents form asymmetric peaks and valleys, which exhibit Fano-type line shapes by varying the source-drain bias voltage, or gate voltage. The AB oscillations of the spin and charge currents exhibit distinct dependence on the magnetic flux and direct tunneling strength.     

SU(1,1) Lie Algebra Applied to the General Time-dependent Quadratic Hamiltonian System

Exact quantum states of the time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian system are investigated using SU(1,1) Lie algebra. We realized SU(1,1) Lie algebra by defining appropriate SU(1,1) generators and derived exact wave functions using this algebra for the system. Raising and lowering operators of SU(1,1) Lie algebra expressed by multiplying a time-constant magnitude and a time-dependent phase factor. Two kinds of the SU(1,1) coherent states, i.e., even and odd coherent states and Perelomov coherent states are studied. We applied our result to the Caldirola–Kanai oscillator. The probability density of these coherent states for the Caldirola–Kanai oscillator converged to the center as time goes by, due to the damping constant γ. All the coherent state probability densities for the driven system are somewhat deformed. PACS Numbers: 02.20.Sv, 03.65.-w, 03.65.Fd     

Nonequilibrium spin transport through a diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dot system with noncollinear magnetization

The spin-dependent transport through a diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dot (QD) which is coupled via magnetic tunnel junctions to two ferromagnetic leads is studied theoretically. A noncollinear system is considered, where the QD is magnetized at an arbitrary angle with respect to the leads’ magnetization. The tunneling current is calculated in the coherent regime via the Keldysh nonequilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) formalism, incorporating the electron–electron interaction in the QD. We provide the first analytical solution for the Green’s function of the noncollinear DMS quantum dot system, solved via the equation of motion method under Hartree–Fock approximation. The transport characteristics (charge and spin currents, and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR)) are evaluated for different voltage regimes. The interplay between spin-dependent tunneling and single-charge effects results in three distinct voltage regimes in the spin and charge current characteristics. The voltage range in which the QD is singly occupied corresponds to the maximum spin current and greatest sensitivity of the spin current to the QD magnetization orientation. The QD device also shows transport features suitable for sensor applications, i.e., a large charge current coupled with a high TMR ratio.     

Phase estimation of phase shifts in two arms for an SU(1,1) interferometer with coherent and squeezed vacuum states

We theoretically study the quantum Fisher information(QFI) of the SU(1,1) interferometer with phase shifts in two arms by coherent ? squeezed vacuum state input, and give the comparison with the result of phase shift only in one arm.Different from the traditional Mach–Zehnder interferometer, the QFI of single-arm case for an SU(1,1) interferometer can be slightly higher or lower than that of two-arm case, which depends on the intensities of the two arms of the interferometer.For coherent ? squeezed vacuum state input with a fixed mean photon number, the optimal sensitivity is achieved with a squeezed vacuum input in one mode and the vacuum input in the other.     

Nonequilibrium Electron Transport Through a Quantum Dot from Kubo Formula

Based on the Kubo formula for an electron tunneling junction, we revisit the nonequilibrium transport properties through a quantum dot. Since the Fermi level of the quantum dot is set by the conduction electrons of the leads, we calculate the electron current from the left side by assuming the quantum dot coupled to the right lead as another side of the tunneling junction, and the other way round is used to calculate the current from the right side. By symmetrizing these two currents, an effective local density states on the dot can be obtained, and is discussed at high and low temperatures, respectively.     

哈密顿算符是SU(1,1)和SU(2)算子含时线性组合量子系统的时间演变及厄密不变量

研究了哈密顿算符是SU(1,1)和SU(2)算子线性组合且系数显含时间量子系统的时间演化,我们发现适当选取厄密不变量,不仅可得到统一的量子态时间演化封闭解,而且可得到时间演化幺正算符。用时间演化算符我们讨论了含时双光子压缩态和SU(1,1)相干态以及SU(2)压缩态的压缩性质。     

基于代数动力学方法实现一类相干态的构建

最近提出的一个构建相干态的方案中,需要精确求解一个时间相关的常微分方程.基于代数动力学理论,利用该方程具有的SU(1,1)动力学对称性,提出了对此方程在含时系数取任意函数形式时的统一的精确求解方法,并且得到了严格的解析解.运用这个精确解,就可以构造相应物理系统的精确相干态的具体表达式.给出了一个解例,即频率取"快变"函数的情形.利用得到的精确结果,讨论了这个系统的量子涨落(量子噪声)随时间演化的情况.针对动量算符不确定度随时间演化的曲线的性态,指出在制备这个系统压缩态时可以利用的一些性质.最后,讨论了这个量子系统的不确定关系随时间演化的情况.     

Influence of inter-dot Coulomb repulsion and exchange interactions on conductance through double quantum dot

Conductance and other physical quantities are calculated in double quantum dots (DQD) connected in series in the limit of coherent tunnelling using a Green's function technique. The inter-dot Coulomb repulsion and the exchange interaction are studied by means of the Kotliar and Ruckenstein slave-boson mean-field approach. The crossover from the atomic to the molecular limit is analyzed in order to show how the conductance in the model depends on the competition between the level broadening (dot-lead coupling) and the dot-dot transmission. The double Kondo effect was found in the gate voltage characteristics of the conductance in the atomic limit. In the case, when each dot accommodates one electron, the Kondo resonant states are formed between dots and their adjacent leads and transport is dominated by hopping between these two resonances. In the molecular limit the conductance vanishes for sufficiently low gate voltages, which means the Kondo effect disappeared. For small dot-lead coupling the transport characteristics are very sensitive on the influence of the inter-dot Coulomb repulsion and the position of the local energy level. The resonance region is widened with increase of the inter-dot Coulomb interactions while the exchange interaction has opposite influence.     

叠加的奇偶SU(1,1)相干态的统计性质

研究了将两个SU(1,1)相干态｜ζ,k〉和｜ζ,k〉叠加起来得到的新的量子态的统计性质．偶SU(1,1)相干态｜ζ,1/4〉和奇SU(1,1)相干态｜ζ,3/4〉分别对应于压缩真空态和压缩单光子数态．适当选取SU(1,1)态的相位角和叠加时的相对相位,得到的新的量子态比单个SU(1,1)相干态表现出大大增强的正交分量压缩和光子反群聚效应．也说明了怎样准备这样的叠加态． 关键词：     

Coupled quantum dots: manifestation of an artificial molecule

Transport spectroscopy reveals the microscopic features of few-electron quantum dots which justify the nameartificial atoms. New physics evolve when two quantum dots are coupled by a tunneling barrier. We study, both theoretically and experimentally, the tunneling spectroscopy on a double quantum dot. A detailed lineshape analysis of the conductance resonances proves that off-resonant coherent interdot tunneling governs transport through this system, while tunneling into the double quantum dot occurs resonantly. This coherent interdot tunneling witnesses the evolution of a delocalized electronic state which can be compared to a valence electron of thisartificial molecule.     

Coherent states and quantum oscillations of BEC-BCS systems

We show by using the mean-field approximation that the states of composite Fermi-Bose superfluids created in cold-atom traps via a Feshbach resonance at zero temperature are generalized SU(2)⊗SU(1,1) coherent states. In response to a sudden change of the interaction between fermionic atoms and bosonic molecules, a Cooper pair can exhibit collapse and revival quantum behaviors for an initial generalized coherent state of molecules, and Rabi oscillation for a vacuum molecular state. Occurrence of the collapse and revival phenomenon is thus the manifestation of the formation of the Bose-Einstein condensate.     

Spin-dependent transport through quantum dot with inelastic interactions

Using the Keldysh nonequilibrium Green function method, we theoretically investigate the electron transport properties of a quantum dot coupled to two ferromagnetic electrodes, with inelastic electron-phonon interaction and spin flip scattering present in the quantum dot. It is found that the electron-phonon interaction reduces the current, induces new satellite polaronic peaks in the differential conductance spectrum, and at the same time leads to oscillatory tunneling magnetoresistance effect. Spin flip scattering suppresses the zero-bias conductance peak and splits it into two, with different behaviors for parallel and anti-parallel magnetic configuration of the two electrodes. Consequently, a negative tunneling magnetoresistance effect may occur in the resonant tunneling region, with increasing spin flip scattering rate.     

Shot noise in a quantum dot coupled to carbon nanotube terminals applied with a microwave field

We have investigated the spectral density of shot noise for the system of a quantum dot (QD) coupled to two single-wall carbon nanotube terminals irradiated with a microwave field on the QD. The terminal features are involved in the shot noise through modifying the self-energy of QD. The contributions of carbon nanotube terminals to the shot noise exhibit obvious behaviors. The novel side peaks are associated with the photon absorption and emission procedure accompanying the suppression of shot noise. The shot noise in balanced absorption belongs to sub-Poissonian, and it is symmetric with respect to the gate voltage. The differential shot noise displays intimate relation with the nature of carbon nanotubes and the applied microwave field. It exhibits asymmetric behavior for the unbalanced absorption case versus gate voltage. The Fano factor of the system exhibits the deviation of shot noise from the Schottky formula, and the structures of terminals obviously contribute to it. The super-Poissonian and sub-Poissonian shot noise can be achieved in the unbalanced absorption in different regime of source-drain bias.     

两参数变形量子代数SU(1,1)q,s的相干态及其性质

利用SU(1,1)_q,s量子代数的两参数变形振子构造出归一化的SU(1,1)_q,s相干态,证明了SU(1,1)_q,s量子代数的表示基是正交的,并讨论了它的相干态的归一性和完备性。指出(SU(1,1)_q,s相干态的相干性受参数q、s的影响。     

Dynamical symmetries in Kondo tunneling through complex quantum dots

Kondo tunneling reveals hidden SO(n) dynamical symmetries of evenly occupied quantum dots. As is exemplified for an experimentally realizable triple quantum dot in parallel geometry, the possible values n=3,4,5,7 can be easily tuned by gate voltages. Following construction of the corresponding o(n) algebras, scaling equations are derived and Kondo temperatures are calculated. The symmetry group for a magnetic field induced anisotropic Kondo tunneling is SU(2) or SO(4).