Energy level statistics of quantum dots
- 1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)
- 2. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (United States)
Description
We investigate the charging energy level statistics of disordered interacting electrons in quantum dots by numerical calculations using the Hartree approximation. The aim is to obtain a global picture of the statistics as a function of disorder and interaction strengths. We find Poisson statistics at very strong disorder, Wigner-Dyson statistics for weak disorder and interactions, and a Gaussian intermediate regime. These regimes are as expected from previous studies and fundamental considerations, but we also find interesting and rather broad crossover regimes. In particular, intermediate between the Gaussian and Poisson regimes we find a two-sided exponential distribution for the energy level spacings. In comparing with experiment, we find that this distribution may be realized in some quantum dots
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0953-8984/19/18/186215;
- PII
- S0953-8984(07)31398-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 18
- Journal Page Range
- p. 186215
- ISSN
- 0953-8984
- CODEN
- JCOMEL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38078189
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY LEVELS; HARTREE-FOCK METHOD; QUANTUM DOTS; STATISTICS
- Descriptors DEC
- APPROXIMATIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MATHEMATICS; NANOSTRUCTURES