Thermal quantum correlations of a single electron in a double quantum dot with transverse magnetic field
Phys. Rev. A 112, 022401 – Published 1 August, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/gj3r-n25m
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the thermal quantum correlations in a semiconductor double-quantum-dot system. The device comprises a single electron in a double quantum dot subjected to a longitudinal-magnetic-field and a transverse-magnetic-field gradient. The thermal entanglement of the single electron is driven by the charge and spin qubits. Employing the density-matrix formalism, we derive analytical expressions for thermal concurrence and correlated coherence, providing a comprehensive analysis of how temperature and various system parameters influence quantum coherence. Our results demonstrate that the transverse magnetic field serves as a tunable parameter for controlling thermal entanglement and quantum coherence. We also highlight the roles of thermal entanglement and correlated coherence in generating quantum correlations, noting that thermal correlated coherence is consistently more robust than thermal entanglement. This suggests that quantum algorithms based solely on correlated coherence might be more resilient than those relying on entanglement.
