Localization in Artificial Disorder - Two Coupled Quantum Dots

M. Brodsky, N. B. Zhitenev, R. C. Ashoori, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West

Published 2000-01-31Version 1

Using Single Electron Capacitance Spectroscopy, we study electron additions in quantum dots containing two potential minima separated by a shallow barrier. Analysis of addition spectra in magnetic field allows us to distinguish whether electrons are localized in either potential minimum or delocalized over the entire dot. We demonstrate that high magnetic field abruptly splits up a low-density droplet into two smaller fragments, each residing in a potential minimum. An unexplained cancellation of electron repulsion between electrons in these fragments gives rise to paired electron additions.