Published May 8, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

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