Controllable quantum scars induced by spin-orbit couplings in quantum dots

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Main Authors: Zhang, Lin, Hu, Yutao, Yao, Zhao, Liu, Xiaochi, Luo, Wenchen, Sun, Kehui, Chakraborty, Tapash
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Published: 2023
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author Zhang, Lin
Hu, Yutao
Yao, Zhao
Liu, Xiaochi
Luo, Wenchen
Sun, Kehui
Chakraborty, Tapash
author_facet Zhang, Lin
Hu, Yutao
Yao, Zhao
Liu, Xiaochi
Luo, Wenchen
Sun, Kehui
Chakraborty, Tapash
contents Spin-orbit couplings (SOCs), originating from the relativistic corrections in the Dirac equation, offer nonlinearity in the classical limit and are capable of driving chaotic dynamics. In a nanoscale quantum dot confined by a two-dimensional parabolic potential with SOCs, various quantum scar states emerge quasi-periodically in the eigenstates of the system, when the ratio of confinement energies in the two directions is nearly commensurable. The scars, displaying both quantum interference and classical trajectory features on the electron density, due to relativistic effects, serve as a bridge between the classical and quantum behaviors of the system. When the strengths of Rashba and Dresselhaus SOCs are identical, the chaos in the classical limit is eliminated as the classical Hamilton's equations become linear, leading to the disappearance of all quantum scar states. Importantly, the quantum scars induced by SOCs are robust against small perturbations of system parameters. With precise control achievable through external gating, the quantum scar induced by Rashba SOC is fully controllable and detectable.
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spellingShingle Controllable quantum scars induced by spin-orbit couplings in quantum dots
Zhang, Lin
Hu, Yutao
Yao, Zhao
Liu, Xiaochi
Luo, Wenchen
Sun, Kehui
Chakraborty, Tapash
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Spin-orbit couplings (SOCs), originating from the relativistic corrections in the Dirac equation, offer nonlinearity in the classical limit and are capable of driving chaotic dynamics. In a nanoscale quantum dot confined by a two-dimensional parabolic potential with SOCs, various quantum scar states emerge quasi-periodically in the eigenstates of the system, when the ratio of confinement energies in the two directions is nearly commensurable. The scars, displaying both quantum interference and classical trajectory features on the electron density, due to relativistic effects, serve as a bridge between the classical and quantum behaviors of the system. When the strengths of Rashba and Dresselhaus SOCs are identical, the chaos in the classical limit is eliminated as the classical Hamilton's equations become linear, leading to the disappearance of all quantum scar states. Importantly, the quantum scars induced by SOCs are robust against small perturbations of system parameters. With precise control achievable through external gating, the quantum scar induced by Rashba SOC is fully controllable and detectable.
title Controllable quantum scars induced by spin-orbit couplings in quantum dots
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.05739