Magnetoplasma excitations of two vertically coupled dots

TL;DR

This paper investigates the magnetoplasma excitations in two vertically coupled quantum dots using a hydrodynamic model, revealing how electron density profiles and interactions influence excitation modes and frequencies.

Contribution

It introduces a classical hydrodynamic approach to analyze coupled quantum dots, accounting for non-Kohn modes and electron-electron interactions.

Findings

Electron density in one dot becomes ring-like with unequal confinements.

Magnetoplasma frequencies depend on interdot distance and density profiles.

Non-center of mass modes can be excited due to electron-electron interactions.

Abstract

A classical hydrodynamic approach is used to calculate the magnetoplasma excitations of two vertically coupled electron dots. The electrons are confined by different parabolic potentials in which case Kohn's theorem is no longer valid. The equilibrium density profiles of the electrons in both dots are calculated as function of the interdot distance. We find that for unequal confinements of the two dots the electron density in one of the dots becomes ring-like. The electron densities are then used to obtain the magnetoplasma frequencies. The oscillator strengths are calculated, and we find that other then the center of mass modes can be excited due to the electron-electron interactions.