Multiple transitions of the spin configuration in quantum dots

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Oct 27;97(17):176801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.176801. Epub 2006 Oct 24.

Abstract

Single electron tunneling is studied in a many electron quantum dot in high magnetic fields. For such a system multiple transitions of the spin configuration are theoretically predicted. With a combination of spin blockade and Kondo effect we are able to detect five regions with different spin configurations. Transitions are induced with changing electron numbers.