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Pogosov AG, Shevyrin AA, Pokhabov DA, Zhdanov EY, Kumar S. Suspended semiconductor nanostructures: physics and technology. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:263001. [PMID: 35477698 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac6308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The current state of research on quantum and ballistic electron transport in semiconductor nanostructures with a two-dimensional electron gas separated from the substrate and nanoelectromechanical systems is reviewed. These nanostructures fabricated using the surface nanomachining technique have certain unexpected features in comparison to their non-suspended counterparts, such as additional mechanical degrees of freedom, enhanced electron-electron interaction and weak heat sink. Moreover, their mechanical functionality can be used as an additional tool for studying the electron transport, complementary to the ordinary electrical measurements. The article includes a comprehensive review of spin-dependent electron transport and multichannel effects in suspended quantum point contacts, ballistic and adiabatic transport in suspended nanostructures, as well as investigations on nanoelectromechanical systems. We aim to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art in suspended semiconductor nanostructures and their applications in nanoelectronics, spintronics and emerging quantum technologies.
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- A G Pogosov
- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, 13 Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, 13 Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, 13 Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, 13 Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
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Majorana Anyon Composites in Magneto-Photoluminescence Spectra of Natural Quantum Hall Puddles. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12061016. [PMID: 35335829 PMCID: PMC8956118 DOI: 10.3390/nano12061016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In magneto-photoluminescence (magneto-PL) spectra of quasi two-dimensional islands (quantum dots) having seven electrons and Wigner−Seitz radius rs~1.5, we revealed a suppression of magnetic field (B) dispersion, paramagnetic shifts, and jumps of the energy of the emission components for filling factors ν > 1 (B < 10 T). Additionally, we observed B-hysteresis of the jumps and a dependence of all these anomalous features on rs. Using a theoretical description of the magneto-PL spectra and an analysis of the electronic structure of these dots based on the single-particle Fock−Darwin spectrum and many-particle configuration-interaction calculations, we show that these observations can be described by the rs-dependent formation of the anyon (magneto-electron) composites (ACs) involving single-particle states having non-zero angular momentum and that the anyon states observed involve Majorana modes (MMs), including zero-B modes having an equal number of vortexes and anti-vortexes, which can be considered as Majorana anyons. We show that the paramagnetic shift corresponds to a destruction of the equilibrium self-formed ν~5/2 AC by the external magnetic field and that the jumps and their hysteresis can be described in terms of Majorana qubit states controlled by B and rs. Our results show a critical role of quantum confinement in the formation of magneto-electrons and implies the liquid-crystal nature of fractional quantum Hall effect states, the Majorana anyon origin of the states having even ν, i.e., composite fermions, which provide new opportunities for topological quantum computing.
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Yakimenko II, Yakimenko IP. Electronic properties of semiconductor quantum wires for shallow symmetric and asymmetric confinements. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 34:105302. [PMID: 34852329 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac3f01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Quantum wires (QWs) and quantum point contacts (QPCs) have been realized in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures in which a two-dimensional electron gas resides at the interface between GaAs and AlGaAs layered semiconductors. The electron transport in these structures has previously been studied experimentally and theoretically, and a 0.7 conductance anomaly has been discovered. The present paper is motivated by experiments with a QW in shallow symmetric and asymmetric confinements that have shown additional conductance anomalies at zero magnetic field. The proposed device consists of a QPC that is formed by split gates and a top gate between two large electron reservoirs. This paper is focussed on the theoretical study of electron transport through a wide top-gated QPC in a low-density regime and is based on density functional theory. The electron-electron interaction and shallow confinement make the splitting of the conduction channel into two channels possible. Each of them becomes spin-polarized at certain split and top gates voltages and may contribute to conductance giving rise to additional conductance anomalies. For symmetrically loaded split gates two conduction channels contribute equally to conductance. For the case of asymmetrically applied voltage between split gates conductance anomalies may occur between values of 0.25(2e2/h) and 0.7(2e2/h) depending on the increased asymmetry in split gates voltages. This corresponds to different degrees of spin-polarization in the two conduction channels that contribute differently to conductance. In the case of a strong asymmetry in split gates voltages one channel of conduction is pinched off and just the one remaining channel contributes to conductance. We have found that on the perimeter of the anti-dot there are spin-polarized states. These states may also contribute to conductance if the radius of the anti-dot is small enough and tunneling between these states may occur. The spin-polarized states in the QPC with shallow confinement tuned by electric means may be used for the purposes of quantum technology.
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- Irina I Yakimenko
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
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Kumar S, Pepper M. Interactions and non-magnetic fractional quantization in one-dimension. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 2021; 119:110502. [PMID: 35382142 PMCID: PMC8970604 DOI: 10.1063/5.0061921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this Perspective article, we present recent developments on interaction effects on the carrier transport properties of one-dimensional (1D) semiconductor quantum wires fabricated using the GaAs/AlGaAs system, particularly the emergence of the long predicted fractional quantization of conductance in the absence of a magnetic field. Over three decades ago, it was shown that transport through a 1D system leads to integer quantized conductance given by N·2e2/h, where N is the number of allowed energy levels (N = 1, 2, 3, …). Recent experiments have shown that a weaker confinement potential and low carrier concentration provide a testbed for electrons strongly interacting. The consequence leads to a reconfiguration of the electron distribution into a zigzag assembly which, unexpectedly, was found to exhibit quantization of conductance predominantly at 1/6, 2/5, 1/4, and 1/2 in units of e2/h. These fractional states may appear similar to the fractional states seen in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect; however, the system does not possess a filling factor and they differ in the nature of their physical causes. The states may have promise for the emergent topological quantum computing schemes as they are controllable by gate voltages with a distinct identity.
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- S. Kumar
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Briggeman M, Li J, Huang M, Lee H, Lee JW, Eom K, Eom CB, Irvin P, Levy J. Engineered spin-orbit interactions in LaAlO 3/SrTiO 3-based 1D serpentine electron waveguides. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/48/eaba6337. [PMID: 33239285 PMCID: PMC7688326 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba6337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The quest to understand, design, and synthesize new forms of quantum matter guides much of contemporary research in condensed matter physics. One-dimensional (1D) electronic systems form the basis for some of the most interesting and exotic phases of quantum matter. Here, we describe a family of quasi-1D nanostructures, based on LaAlO3/SrTiO3 electron waveguides, in which a sinusoidal transverse spatial modulation is imposed. These devices display unique dispersive features in the subband spectra, namely, a sizeable shift (∼7 T) in the spin-dependent subband minima, and fractional conductance plateaus. The first property can be understood as an engineered spin-orbit interaction associated with the periodic acceleration of electrons as they undulate through the nanowire (ballistically), while the second property signifies the presence of enhanced electron-electron scattering in this system. The ability to engineer these interactions in quantum wires contributes to the tool set of a 1D solid-state quantum simulation platform.
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- Megan Briggeman
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
- Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
- Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Shavit G, Oreg Y. Fractional Conductance in Strongly Interacting 1D Systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:036803. [PMID: 31386481 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.036803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We study one-dimensional clean systems with few channels and strong electron-electron interactions. We find that in several circumstances, even when time-reversal symmetry holds, they may lead to two-terminal fractional quantized conductance and fractional shot noise. The condition on the commensurability of the Fermi momenta of the different channels and the strength of the interactions resulting in such remarkable phenomena are explored using Abelian bosonization. Finite temperature and length effects are accounted for by a generalization of the Luther-Emery refermionization at specific values of the interaction strength, in the strongly interacting regime. We discuss the connection of our model to recent experiments in a confined two-dimensional electron gas, featuring possible fractional conductance plateaus, including situations with a zero magnetic field, when time-reversal symmetry is conserved. One of the most dominant observed fractions, with two-terminal conductance equal to 2/5(e^{2}/h), is found in several scenarios of our model. Finally, we discuss how at very small energy scales the conductance returns to an integer value and the role of disorder.
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- Gal Shavit
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 76100
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 76100
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