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Thermal Effects on Photon-Induced Quantum Transport

Thermal Effects on Photon-Induced Quantum Transport

Authors :
Assunção, M. O.
de Oliveira, E. J. R.
Villas-Bôas, J. M.
Souza, F. M.
Source :
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25 (2013) 135301 (6pp)
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

We theoretically investigate laser induced quantum transport in a two-level quantum dot attached to electric contacts. Our approach, based on nonequilibrium Green function technique, allows to include thermal effects on the photon-induced quantum transport and excitonic coherent dynamics. By solving a set of coupled integrodifferential equations, involving correlation and propagator functions, we obtain the photocurrent and the dot occupations as a function of time. The characteristic coherent Rabi oscillations are found in both occupations and photocurrent, with two distinct sources of decoherence: incoherent tunneling and thermal fluctuations. In particular, for increasing temperature the dot becomes more thermally occupied which shrinks the amplitude of the Rabi oscillations, due to Pauli blockade. Finally, due to the interplay between photon and thermal induced electron populations, the photocurrent can switch sign as time evolves and its stationary value can be maximized by tunning the laser intensity.<br />Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25 (2013) 135301 (6pp)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1208.1802
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/25/13/135301