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IOP Publishing, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 3(20), p. 035212, 2007

DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/03/035212

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Characteristic molecular properties of one-electron double quantum rings under magnetic fields

Journal article published in 2007 by Joan Ignasi Climente Plasencia ORCID, Climente Ji, Josep Planelles Fuster
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Abstract

The molecular states of conduction electrons in laterally coupled quantum rings are investigated theoretically. The states are shown to have a distinct magnetic field dependence, which gives rise to periodic fluctuations of the tunnel splitting and ring angular momentum in the vicinity of the ground state crossings. The origin of these effects can be traced back to the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations of the energy levels, along with the quantum mechanical tunneling between the rings. We propose a setup using double quantum rings which shows that Aharonov-Bohm effects can be observed even if the net magnetic flux trapped by the carriers is zero.