Abstract. It is theoretically demonstrated that parallel weakly tunnel coupled quantum dots exhibit non-equilibrium blockade regimes caused by a full occupation in the spin triplet state, in analogy to the Pauli spin blockade in serially weakly coupled quantum dots. Charge tends to accumulate in the two-electron triplet for bias voltages that support transitions between the singlet and three-electron states.

Received 5 April 2006
Published 17 July 2006