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Assisted extraction of the energy level spacings and lever arms in direct current bias measurements of one-dimensional quantum wires, using an image recognition routine


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Authors

Lesage, AAJ 
Smith, LW 
Al-Taie, H 
See, P 
Griffiths, JP 

Abstract

jats:pA multiplexer technique is used to individually measure an array of 256 split gates on a single GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. This results in the generation of large volumes of data, which requires the development of automated data analysis routines. An algorithm is developed to find the spacing between discrete energy levels, which form due to transverse confinement from the split gate. The lever arm, which relates split gate voltage to energy, is also found from the measured data. This reduces the time spent on the analysis. Comparison with estimates obtained visually shows that the algorithm returns reliable results for subband spacing of split gates measured at 1.4 K. The routine is also used to assess direct current bias spectroscopy measurements at lower temperatures (50 mK). This technique is versatile and can be extended to other types of measurements. For example, it is used to extract the magnetic field at which Zeeman-split 1D subbands cross one another.</jats:p>

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Keywords

5108 Quantum Physics, 40 Engineering, 51 Physical Sciences

Journal Title

Journal of Applied Physics

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Journal ISSN

0021-8979
1089-7550

Volume Title

117

Publisher

AIP Publishing
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I014268/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J003417/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K004077/1)
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grant No. EP/IO14268/1.