Magnon transport and spin current switching through quantum dots
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We study the nonequilibrium spin current through a quantum dot consisting of two localized spin-1/2 coupled to two ferromagnetic insulators. The influence of an intra-dot magnetic field and exchange coupling, different dot-reservoir coupling configurations, and the influence of magnon chemical potential differences vs. magnetic field gradients onto the spin current are examined. We discuss various spin switching mechanisms and find that, in contrast to electronic transport, the spin current is very sensitive to the specific coupling configuration and band edges. In particular, we identify 1- and 2-magnon transport processes which can lead to resonances and antiresonances for the spin current.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0506806,
title = {Magnon transport and spin current switching through quantum dots},
author = {Olaf Strelcyk and Thomas Korb and Herbert Schoeller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0506806},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 15 figures