Published September 19, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Entanglement in a three spin system controlled by electric and magnetic fields

  • 1. Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ulica M Smoluchowskiego 17, 60-179 Poznań (Poland)

Description

We study the effect of electric field and magnetic flux on spin entanglement in an artificial triangular molecule built of coherently coupled quantum dots. In a subspace of doublet states an explicit relation of concurrence with spin correlation functions and chirality is presented. The electric field modifies superexchange correlations and shifts many-electron levels (the Stark effect), as well as changing spin correlations. For some specific orientation of the electric field one can observe monogamy, for which one of the spins is separated from two others. Moreover, the Stark effect manifests itself in a different spin entanglement for small and strong electric fields. The role of magnetic flux is opposite: it leads to circulation of spin supercurrents and spin delocalization.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/37/375303

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
37
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44041239
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; CORRELATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MOLECULES; ORIENTATION; QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; SPIN; STARK EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FUNCTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES