Two-Particle Dark State in the Transport through a Triple Quantum Dot

Christina Pöltl, Clive Emary, Tobias Brandes

Published 2009-05-13, updated 2009-09-18Version 2

We study transport through a triple quantum dot in a triangular geometry with applied bias such that both singly- and doubly- charged states participate. We describe the formation of electronic dark states -- coherent superpositions that block current flow -- in the system, and focus on the formation of a two-electron dark state. We discuss the conditions under which such a state forms and describe the signatures that it leaves in transport properties such as the differential conductance and shotnoise.