Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Central spin models describe several types of solid state nanostructures which are presently considered as possible building blocks of future quantum information processing hardware. From a theoretical point of view, a key issue remains the treatment of the flip-flop terms in the Hamiltonian in the presence of a magnetic field. We consider homogeneous hyperfine and exchange coupling constants (which are different from each other) and systematically study the influence of these terms, both as a function of the field strength and the size of the spin baths. We find crucial differences between initial states with central spin configurations of high and low polarizations. This has strong implications with respect to the influence of a magnetic field on the flip-flop terms in central spin models of a single central spin and in those of more than one central spin. Furthermore, the dependencies on bath size and field differ from those anticipated so far. Our results might open the route for the systematic search for more efficient perturbative treatments of central spin problems.
Source: Physical Review B
Authors: B. Erbe, J. Schliemann
Institution: University of Regensburg
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2000135893