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64 J.M. Elzerman et al.<br />

lock-in signal<br />

(arb. units)<br />

b<br />

E F<br />

a<br />

c<br />

B // =10T<br />

-1.135 VM (V) -1.150<br />

ES<br />

Γ<br />

GS<br />

b<br />

N =1 N =0<br />

10<br />

V P (mV)<br />

1 f = 385 Hz<br />

-1.13 -1.15<br />

c<br />

N =1<br />

Γ eff<br />

V M (V)<br />

∆E Z<br />

d<br />

N =0<br />

Fig. 23. Excit<strong>ed</strong>-state spectroscopy in a one-electron dot. (a) Lock-in signal at f =<br />

385 Hz versus VM ,withVP = 6 mV. The dip is half the maximum value (obtain<strong>ed</strong><br />

at low f and small VP ) from which we conclude that Γ ≈ 2.4kHz. (b) Schematic<br />

electrochemical potential diagrams for the case that only the GS is puls<strong>ed</strong> across<br />

EF .(c) IdemwhenboththeGSandanESarepuls<strong>ed</strong>acrossEF .(d) Derivative of<br />

the lock-in signal with respect <strong>to</strong> VM , plott<strong>ed</strong> as a function of VM and VP (individual<br />

traces have been lin<strong>ed</strong> up <strong>to</strong> compensate for a fluctuating offset charge). The curve in<br />

(a) is taken at the dott<strong>ed</strong> line. The Zeeman energy splitting between the one-electron<br />

GS (spin-up) and first ES (spin-down) is indicat<strong>ed</strong> by ∆EZ<br />

<strong>to</strong> determine independently the conversion fac<strong>to</strong>r between gate voltage and<br />

energy in this regime of a nearly clos<strong>ed</strong> quantum dot. Instead we take the<br />

measur<strong>ed</strong> Zeeman splitting from an earlier transport measurement [54] and<br />

d<strong>ed</strong>uce the conversion fac<strong>to</strong>r from gate voltage <strong>to</strong> energy, α = 105 meV/V.<br />

This value will be us<strong>ed</strong> below, <strong>to</strong> convert the two-electron data <strong>to</strong> energy.<br />

3.4 Excit<strong>ed</strong>-State Spectroscopy for N =2<br />

Figure 24a shows pulse spectroscopy data for the one-<strong>to</strong>-two electron transition,<br />

taken with the gate settings indicat<strong>ed</strong> by ⋄ in Fig. 22b. The rightmost<br />

vertical line corresponds <strong>to</strong> transitions between the one-electron GS (spinup)<br />

and the two-electron GS (spin singlet) only. As VP is increas<strong>ed</strong> above<br />

5 mV, the two-electron ES (spin triplet) also becomes accessible, leading <strong>to</strong><br />

an enhanc<strong>ed</strong> tunnel rate 2 . This gives rise <strong>to</strong> the left vertical line, and the distance<br />

between the two vertical lines corresponds <strong>to</strong> the singlet-triplet energy<br />

splitting ∆EST. Convert<strong>ed</strong> <strong>to</strong> energy, we obtain ∆EST =0.49 meV.<br />

2 The expect<strong>ed</strong> Zeeman splitting of the triplet state is not resolv<strong>ed</strong> here.

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