Dynamics of hole singlet-triplet qubits with large g-factor differences

The spin-orbit interaction permits to control the state of a spin qubit via electric fields. For holes it is particularly strong, allowing for fast all electrical qubit manipulation, and yet an in-depth understanding of this interaction in hole systems is missing. Here we investigate, experimentally...

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Main Authors: Jirovec, D, Mutter, PM, Hofmann, A, Crippa, A, Rychetsky, M, Craig, DL, Kukucka, J, Martins, F, Ballabio, A, Ares, N, Chrastina, D, Isella, G, Burkard, G, Katsaros, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022
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Summary:The spin-orbit interaction permits to control the state of a spin qubit via electric fields. For holes it is particularly strong, allowing for fast all electrical qubit manipulation, and yet an in-depth understanding of this interaction in hole systems is missing. Here we investigate, experimentally and theoretically, the effect of the cubic Rashba spin-orbit interaction on the mixing of the spin states by studying singlet-triplet oscillations in a planar Ge hole double quantum dot. Landau-Zener sweeps at different magnetic field directions allow us to disentangle the effects of the spin-orbit induced spin-flip term from those caused by strongly site-dependent and anisotropic quantum dot g tensors. Our work, therefore, provides new insights into the hole spin-orbit interaction, necessary for optimizing future qubit experiments.