Mapping electron delocalization by charge transport spectroscopy in an artificial molecule
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Abstract: In this letter we present an experimental realization of the quantum mechanics textbook example of two interacting electronic quantum states that hybridize forming a molecular state. In our particular realization, the quantum states themselves are fabricated as quantum dots in a molecule, a carbon nanotube. For sufficient quantum-mechanical interaction (tunnel coupling) between the two quantum states, the molecular wavefunction is a superposition of the two isolated (dot) wavefunctions. As a result, the electron becomes delocalized and a covalent bond forms. In this work, we show that electrical transport can be used as a sensitive probe to measure the relative weight of the two components in the superposition state as a function of the gate-voltages. For the field of carbon nanotube double quantum dots, the findings represent an additional step towards the engineering of quantum states.
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