Vacuum-field-induced THz transport gap in a carbon nanotube quantum dot

Strong light-matter coupling has been realized at the level of single atoms and photons throughout most of the electromagnetic spectrum, except for the THz range. Here, the authors report a THz-scale transport gap, induced by vacuum fluctuations in carbon nanotube quantum dot through the deep strong...

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Main Authors: F. Valmorra, K. Yoshida, L. C. Contamin, S. Messelot, S. Massabeau, M. R. Delbecq, M. C. Dartiailh, M. M. Desjardins, T. Cubaynes, Z. Leghtas, K. Hirakawa, J. Tignon, S. Dhillon, S. Balibar, J. Mangeney, A. Cottet, T. Kontos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25733-x
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Summary:Strong light-matter coupling has been realized at the level of single atoms and photons throughout most of the electromagnetic spectrum, except for the THz range. Here, the authors report a THz-scale transport gap, induced by vacuum fluctuations in carbon nanotube quantum dot through the deep strong coupling of a single electron to a THz resonator.
ISSN:2041-1723