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Keywords:
quantum dot; nonlinear eigenvalue problem; minmax characterization; iterative projection method; electronic state; spin orbit interaction
quantum dot; nonlinear eigenvalue problem; minmax characterization; iterative projection method; electronic state; spin orbit interaction
Summary:
In this work we derive a pair of nonlinear eigenvalue problems corresponding to the one-band effective Hamiltonian accounting for the spin-orbit interaction governing the electronic states of a quantum dot. We show that the pair of nonlinear problems allows for the minmax characterization of its eigenvalues under certain conditions which are satisfied for our example of a cylindrical quantum dot and the common InAs/GaAs heterojunction. Exploiting the minmax property we devise an efficient iterative projection method simultaneously handling the pair of nonlinear problems and thereby saving about 25 % of the computation time as compared to the Nonlinear Arnoldi method applied to each of the problems separately.
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