Robustness of Quantum Discord in Nonequilibrium Electronic Transport through Tunnel-Coupled Quantum Dots

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.00602v1
• Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:29:31 GMT
• Title: Robustness of Quantum Discord in Nonequilibrium Electronic Transport through Tunnel-Coupled Quantum Dots
• Abstract summary: Quantum discord captures quantum correlations beyond entanglement and can remain finite even when the entanglement vanishes.<n>We investigate the transient nonequilibrium dynamics and steady-state behavior of quantum discord and classical correlations in a double quantum dot (DQD) system coupled to fermionic reservoirs.
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• Abstract: Quantum discord captures quantum correlations beyond entanglement and can remain finite even when the entanglement vanishes. We investigate the transient nonequilibrium dynamics and steady-state behavior of quantum discord and classical correlations in a double quantum dot (DQD) system coupled to fermionic reservoirs. By employing a quantum Langevin equation formalism, we obtain the exact reduced density matrix of the system, enabling a comprehensive analysis of its quantum and classical correlations under nonequilibrium conditions. The influence of system-reservoir coupling strength, spectral bandwidth, thermal bias, and varying initial state on both the transient dynamics and steady-state correlations is systematically analyzed. Quantum discord remains finite in the nonequilibrium steady state over a broad parameter range. Although thermal gradients reduce the overall magnitude of correlations, quantum discord persists and exhibits greater resilience. These results demonstrate that nonequilibrium electronic transport, together with the environmental spectral properties and reservoir asymmetry, provides an effective means of controlling nonclassical correlations in mesoscopic systems and establishes quantum discord as a robust hallmark of open fermionic quantum devices.

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