Qubit transient dynamics at tunneling Fermi-edge singularity

TL;DR

This paper models the transient quantum dynamics of a dissipative qubit formed during electron tunneling through a quantum dot, revealing oscillatory behavior in the tunneling current after sudden parameter changes.

Contribution

It introduces an exactly solvable model of a dissipative qubit for tunneling through a quantum dot with Coulomb screening by the emitter channel, deriving its Bloch equation and analyzing transient dynamics.

Findings

The tunneling current exhibits oscillations during transient evolution.

The model provides exact solutions for the qubit's quantum evolution.

Transient dynamics depend on system parameters and initial conditions.

Abstract

We consider tunneling of spinless electrons from a single channel emitter into an empty collector through an interacting resonant level of the quantum dot. When all Coulomb screening of sudden charge variations of the dot during the tunneling is realized by the emitter channel, the system is described with an exactly solvable model of a dissipative qubit. We derive the correspondent Bloch equation for its quantum evolution. We further use it to specify the qubit transient dynamics towards its stationary quantum state after sudden change of the level position. We demonstrate that the time-dependent tunneling current characterizing this dynamics exhibits an oscillating behavior for a wide range of the model parameters.