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Valley splitting of single-electron Si MOS quantum dots

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972514· OSTI ID:1346544
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Univ. de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC (Canada); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  3. The Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia)
  4. Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)

Silicon-based metal-oxide-semiconductor quantum dots are prominent candidates for high-fidelity, manufacturable qubits. Due to silicon's band structure, additional low-energy states persist in these devices, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Although the physics governing these valley states has been the subject of intense study, quantitative agreement between experiment and theory remains elusive. Here, we present data from an experiment probing the valley states of quantum dot devices and develop a theory that is in quantitative agreement with both this and a recently reported experiment. Through sampling millions of realistic cases of interface roughness, our method provides evidence that the valley physics between the two samples is essentially the same.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1346544
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1421186
Report Number(s):
SAND-2016-10270J; APPLAB; 648248; TRN: US1701126
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 25; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 41 works
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