Tailoring Magnetism in Quantum Dots

Ramin M. Abolfath, Pawel Hawrylak, and Igor Žutić
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 207203 – Published 16 May 2007

Abstract

We study magnetism in magnetically doped quantum dots as a function of the confining potential, particle numbers, temperature, and strength of the Coulomb interactions. We explore the possibility of tailoring magnetism by controlling the nonparabolicity of the confinement potential and the electron-electron Coulomb interaction, without changing the number of particles. The interplay of strong Coulomb interactions and quantum confinement leads to enhanced inhomogeneous magnetization which persists at higher temperatures than in the noninteracting case. The temperature of the onset of magnetization can be controlled by changing the number of particles as well as by modifying the quantum confinement and the strength of the Coulomb interactions. We predict a series of electronic spin transitions which arise from the competition between the many-body gap and magnetic thermal fluctuations.

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  • Received 15 December 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.207203

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Ramin M. Abolfath1,2, Pawel Hawrylak2, and Igor Žutić1

  • 1Department of Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
  • 2Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada

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Vol. 98, Iss. 20 — 18 May 2007

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