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Spin-current-induced charge current

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We show that the injection of a pure spin current (not accompanied by charge current) into a ring can induce a circulating charge current in the ring, provided that transport coefficients of the ring are spin-dependent and inhomogeneous. As an example, we consider a hybrid ferromagnet(F)-normal metal(N) ring system and calculate the magnitude of the charge current induced by the pure spin current injection. This phenomenon may have relevance for spintronic applications.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0503732,
  title  = {Spin-current-induced charge current},
  author = {Soon-Wook Jung and Hyun-Woo Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0503732},
  year   = {2007}
}

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15pages, 3figures