Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: It is shown that the low-energy spin states of double quantum dots (DQD's) with an even electron occupation number N possess a symmetry SO(4) similar to that of a rigid rotator familiar in quantum mechanics (rotational spectra of ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}$ molecule, electron in Coulomb field, etc). The ``hidden symmetry'' of the rotator manifests itself in the tunneling properties of the DQD's. In particular, Kondo resonance may arise under an asymmetric gate voltage in spite of the even-electron occupation of the DQD. Various symmetry properties of a spin rotator in the context of the Kondo effect are discussed, and an experimental realization of this unusual scenario is proposed.
Authors: Konstantin Kikoin, Yshai Avishai
Institution: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1990053890