Spin-valley lifetimes in a silicon quantum dot with tunable valley splitting

C. H. Yang, A. Rossi (), R. Ruskov, N. S. Lai, F. A. Mohiyaddin, S. Lee, C. Tahan, G. Klimeck, A. Morello and A. S. Dzurak
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C. H. Yang: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
A. Rossi: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
R. Ruskov: Laboratory for Physical Sciences, 8050 Greenmead Drive
N. S. Lai: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
F. A. Mohiyaddin: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
S. Lee: Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
C. Tahan: Laboratory for Physical Sciences, 8050 Greenmead Drive
G. Klimeck: Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
A. Morello: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales
A. S. Dzurak: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales

Nature Communications, 2013, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Although silicon is a promising material for quantum computation, the degeneracy of the conduction band minima (valleys) must be lifted with a splitting sufficient to ensure the formation of well-defined and long-lived spin qubits. Here we demonstrate that valley separation can be accurately tuned via electrostatic gate control in a metal–oxide–semiconductor quantum dot, providing splittings spanning 0.3–0.8 meV. The splitting varies linearly with applied electric field, with a ratio in agreement with atomistic tight-binding predictions. We demonstrate single-shot spin read-out and measure the spin relaxation for different valley configurations and dot occupancies, finding one-electron lifetimes exceeding 2 s. Spin relaxation occurs via phonon emission due to spin–orbit coupling between the valley states, a process not previously anticipated for silicon quantum dots. An analytical theory describes the magnetic field dependence of the relaxation rate, including the presence of a dramatic rate enhancement (or hot-spot) when Zeeman and valley splittings coincide.

Date: 2013
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