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Probing spin and valley states in bilayer graphene quantum dots

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Abstract

Bilayer graphene (BLG) is an attractive host material for spin qubits due to its small spin-orbit and hyperfine interaction, as well as the possibility to open a gate voltage controllable band gap. The development of gate-defined quantum dots (QDs) in ultra-clean van der Waals heterostructures, where a BLG sheet is encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride and a graphite crystal is used as a back gate, has led to a boost in device quality. Recently, the electron/hole crossover in a BLG QD [1] and the single electron occupation in a double QD [2] have been shown.
Here, we study the spin and valley texture of a BLG QD. By magnetotransport measurements, we determine the shell filling sequence of the QD up to 12 electrons, the spin and valley g-factors and the singlet-triplet splitting. We address dynamic processes in a single electron QD by radio-frequency gate manipulation. From transient current spectroscopy of spin states, we extract a spin relaxation time exceeding 500 ns. The knowledge of the spin and valley texture as well as the relevant relaxation rates is essential for making bilayer graphene quantum dots suitable building blocks for spin qubit devices.
[1] L. Banszerus et al. Nano Lett. 20, 7709 (2020).
[2] L. Banszerus et al. Nano Lett. 20, 2005 (2020).

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Presenters

  • Christian Volk

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

Authors

  • Christian Volk

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Luca Banszerus

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Samuel Möller

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Katrin Hecker

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Corinne Steiner

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Eike Icking

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University

  • Kenji Watanabe

    National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, National Institure for Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, National Institute of Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, National Institute of Material Science, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, NIMS, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institude for Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials, NIMS - Japan, National Institute for Materials Science ,Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, National Institute for Material Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Material Science Japan, NIMS Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science: Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JP, National Institue for Material Science, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, Materials, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National In, Research Center for Functional Materials, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Materials nanoarchtectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, NIMS Suguba, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan, National institute of material science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Material Science, Japan, Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Takashi Taniguchi

    National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, National Institure for Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, National Institute of Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, National Institute of Material Science, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institude for Materials Science, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials, NIMS - Japan, National Institute for Materials Science ,Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, National Institute for Material Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Material Science Japan, 8International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science: Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JP, National Institue for Material Science, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National In, Research Center for Functional Materials, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, International Center for Material Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS Suguba, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan, National Cheng Kung University, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan, National institute of material science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS, National Institute for Materials Science, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Material Science, Japan, Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science

  • Christoph Stampfer

    II. Institute of Physics A, RWTH Aachen University