Consider a semiconductor quantum dot formed by a spherically symmetric isotropic harmonic potential V(r)=21m∗ω2r2 (where r=x2+y2+z2) centered at the origin in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (x,y,z).
A single carrier (electron) with effective mass m∗ and charge −q (q>0) is confined in this quantum dot.
Among the stationary states of the one-particle Schrödinger equation, consider the state ∣ψ⟩ with principal quantum number N=1 (one energy level above the ground state N=0) and with z-component of orbital angular momentum L^z equal to +ℏ. The wave function ψ(r) of this state is a normalized complex linear combination of the three first-excited Cartesian states (each with one quantum of excitation along x, y, or z).
The carrier creates a probability current density j(r) in space. In a stationary state, this gives rise to a steady current density i(r)=−qj(r).
Using the Biot–Savart law, this distributed steady current induces a magnetic flux density B at the origin. The contribution from the carrier's spin magnetic moment is neglected.
Find B and give the answer in the specified format.
Using the magnetic flux density B[T] at the origin, compute:
πB2×104and give the answer as a positive integer.
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