Spin quadrupoletronics: moving spin anisotropy around
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2011-10-18 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
We show that spin anisotropy can be transferred to an isotropic system by transport of spin quadrupole moment. We derive the quadrupole moment current and continuity equation and study a high-spin valve structure consisting of two ferromagnets coupled to a quantum dot probing an impurity spin. The quadrupole back-action on their coupled spin results in spin torques and anisotropic spin relaxation which do not follow from standard spin current considerations. We demonstrate the detection of the impurity spin by charge transport and its manipulation by electric fields.
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@article{arxiv.1009.5874,
title = {Spin quadrupoletronics: moving spin anisotropy around},
author = {Michael Baumgärtel and Michael Hell and Sourin Das and Maarten R. Wegewijs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.5874},
year = {2011}
}
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