Exploring Entanglement Spectra and Phase Diagrams in Multi-Electron Quantum Dot Chains
We investigate the entanglement properties in semiconductor quantum dot systems modeled by the extended Hubbard model, focusing on the impacts of potential energy variations and electron interactions within a four-site quantum dot spin chain. Our study explores local and pairwise entanglement across...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/5/479 |
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| Summary: | We investigate the entanglement properties in semiconductor quantum dot systems modeled by the extended Hubbard model, focusing on the impacts of potential energy variations and electron interactions within a four-site quantum dot spin chain. Our study explores local and pairwise entanglement across configurations with electron counts <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, under different potential energy settings. By adjusting the potential energy in specific dots and examining the entanglement across various interaction regimes, we identify significant variations in the ground states of quantum dots. We extend this analysis to larger systems with <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>L</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>6</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>L</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, comparing electron counts <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>L</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>L</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, revealing sharper entanglement transitions and reduced finite-size effects as the system size increases. Our results show that local potential shifts and the Coulomb interaction strength lead to notable redistributions of the electron configurations in the quantum dot spin chain, significantly affecting the entanglement properties. These changes are depicted in phase diagrams that highlight entanglements’ dependencies on the interaction strengths and potential energy adjustments, illustrating complex entanglement dynamics shifts triggered by interdot interactions. |
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| ISSN: | 1099-4300 |