Symmetry induced hole-spin mixing in quantum dot molecules

TL;DR

This paper theoretically explores how C3h symmetry in triangular quantum dot molecules enables electrical control of hole-spin mixing, which is promising for scalable quantum computing architectures.

Contribution

It reveals the role of C3h symmetry in enhancing spin-orbit interactions and controlling hole-spin purity in quantum dot molecules.

Findings

Spin purity is high in one dot but becomes mixed at molecular resonance.

Valence band spin-orbit interaction is significantly enhanced in C3h symmetry.

Electrical control of hole spin is reversible and effective in C3-symmetry QDs.

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the spin purity of single holes confined in vertically coupled GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots (QDs) under longitudinal magnetic fields. A unique behavior is observed for triangular QDs, by which the spin is largely pure when the hole is in one of the dots, but it becomes strongly mixed when an electric field is used to drive it into molecular resonance. The spin admixture is due to the valence band spin-orbit interaction, which is greatly enhanced in C3h symmetry environments. The strong yet reversible electrical control of hole spin suggests that molecules with C3-symmetry QDs, like those obtained with [111] growth, can outperform the usual C2-symmetry QDs obtained with [001] growth for the development of scalable qubit architectures.