Entanglement versus quantum discord in two coupled double quantum dots

We study the dynamics of quantum correlations of two coupled double quantum dots containing two excess electrons. The dissipation is included through the contact with an oscillator bath. We solve the Redfield master equation in order to determine the dynamics of the quantum discord (QD) and the entanglement of formation (EoF). Based on our results, we find that the QD is more resistant to dissipation than the EoF for such a system. We observe that this characteristic is related to whether the oscillator bath is common to both qubits or not and to the form of the interaction Hamiltonian. Moreover, our results show that the QD might be finite, even for higher temperatures in the asymptotic limit.