Zhang Lin, Hu Yutao, Yao Zhao, Liu Xiaochi, Luo Wenchen, Sun Kehui, Chakraborty Tapash
School of Physics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada.
Discov Nano. 2024 Apr 29;19(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s11671-024-04015-7.
Spin-orbit couplings (SOCs), originating from the relativistic corrections in the Dirac equation, offer nonlinearity in the classical limit and are capable of driving chaotic dynamics. In a nanoscale quantum dot confined by a two-dimensional parabolic potential with SOCs, various quantum scar states emerge quasi-periodically in the eigenstates of the system, when the ratio of confinement energies in the two directions is nearly commensurable. The scars, displaying both quantum interference and classical trajectory features on the electron density, due to relativistic effects, serve as a bridge between the classical and quantum behaviors of the system. When the strengths of Rashba and Dresselhaus SOCs are identical, the chaos in the classical limit is eliminated as the classical Hamilton's equations become linear, leading to the disappearance of all quantum scar states. Importantly, the quantum scars induced by SOCs are robust against small perturbations of system parameters. With precise control achievable through external gating, the quantum scar induced by Rashba SOC is fully controllable and detectable.
自旋轨道耦合(SOCs)源于狄拉克方程中的相对论修正,在经典极限下提供非线性,并能够驱动混沌动力学。在由具有自旋轨道耦合的二维抛物线势限制的纳米级量子点中,当两个方向上的限制能量之比几乎可公度时,各种量子疤痕态在系统的本征态中准周期性地出现。由于相对论效应,这些疤痕在电子密度上同时显示出量子干涉和经典轨迹特征,它们作为系统经典行为和量子行为之间的桥梁。当拉什巴和德雷塞尔豪斯自旋轨道耦合的强度相同时,经典极限下的混沌被消除,因为经典哈密顿方程变为线性,导致所有量子疤痕态消失。重要的是,由自旋轨道耦合诱导的量子疤痕对系统参数的小扰动具有鲁棒性。通过外部门控可实现精确控制,由拉什巴自旋轨道耦合诱导的量子疤痕是完全可控且可检测的。