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We studied the spin-dependent quantum transport properties using a simple modelling of a Datta-Das spin transistor. We refine previous results by accounting the propagation medium changes of opacity felt by itinerant electrons, when the…

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Single molecule magnets (SMMs) with single-ion anisotropies $\mathbf d$, comparable to exchange interactions J, between spins have recently been synthesized. In this paper, we provide theoretical insights into the magnetism of such systems.…

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Embedding a magnetic electroactive molecule in a three-terminal junction allows for the fast and local electric field control of magnetic properties desirable in spintronic devices and quantum gates. Here, we provide an example of this…

To push commercial electronics beyond its current size limits, atomic-scale communication channels and logic units need to be designed, making the use of quantum entities an imperative. In this regime, quantum fluctuations naturally become…

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Spin drag measurements were performed in a two-dimensional electron system set close to the crossed spin helix regime and coupled by strong intersubband scattering. In a sample with uncommon combination of long spin lifetime and high charge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-05 M. Luengo-Kovac , F. C. D. Moraes , G. J. Ferreira , A. S. L. Ribeiro , G. M. Gusev , A. K. Bakarov , V. Sih , F. G. G. Hernandez

In a quantum ring connected with two external leads the spin properties of an incoming electron are modified by the spin-orbit interaction resulting in a transformation of the qubit state carried by the spin. The ring acts as a one qubit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Peter Foldi , Balazs Molnar , Mihaly G. Benedict , F. M. Peeters

Over the past two decades, the research of (Ga,Mn)As has led to a deeper understanding of relativistic spin-dependent phenomena in magnetic systems. It has also led to discoveries of new effects and demonstrations of unprecedented…

Electrical transport properties of DyAs epitaxial layers grown on GaAs have been investigated at various temperatures and magnetic fields up to 12T. The measured longitudinal resistances show two distinct peaks at fields around 0.2 and 2.5T…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 J. M. Mao , M. E. Zudov , R. R. Du , P. P. Lee , L. P. Sadwick , R. J. Hw

Substantial amounts of the transition metals Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni can be substituted for Li in single crystalline Li$_2$(Li$_{1-x}T_x$)N. Isothermal and temperature-dependent magnetization measurements reveal local magnetic moments with…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-09 A. Jesche , L. Ke , J. L. Jacobs , B. Harmon , R. S. Houk , P. C. Canfield

By considering gauge transformations on the macroscopic Maxwell's equations, a two dimensional gauge field, with its pseudo magnetic field in the real space, is identified as tilted anisotropy in the constitutive parameters. We show that…

Optics · Physics 2015-08-05 Fu Liu , Jensen Li

A theory of spin-transport in hybrid normal metal - ferromagnetic electronic circuits is developed, taking into account non-collinear spin-accumulation. Spin-transport through resistive elements is described by 4 conductance parameters.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Arne Brataas , Yu. V. Nazarov , G. E. W. Bauer

We present magnetic and tunnel transport properties of (Ga,Mn)As/(In,Ga)As/(Ga,Mn)As structure before and after adequate annealing procedure. The conjugate increase of magnetization and tunnel magnetoresistance obtained after annealing is…

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We study the effect of the shape anisotropy on the magnetic domain configurations of a ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs(001) epitaxial wire as a function of temperature. Using magnetoresistance measurements, we deduce the magnetic…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-25 K. Hamaya , T. Taniyama , T. Koike , Y. Yamazaki

In this study, we have employed the classical transfer matrix technique to investigate the magnetization plateaus, phase diagrams and other thermodynamical properties of the one-dimensional antiferromagnetic spin-3/2 and spin-2 Ising chains…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-09-10 Ekrem Aydiner , Cenk Akyuz , Meltem Gonulol , Hamza Polat

Spintronics relies on the ability to transport and utilize the spin properties of an electron rather than its charge. We describe a spin rachet at the single-electron level that produces spin currents with no net bias or charge transport.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-03-02 Marius V. Costache , Sergio O. Valenzuela

A fourteen-fold anisotropy in the spin transport efficiency parallel and perpendicular to the charge transport is observed in a vertically-biased (Ga,Mn)As-based spin-polarized light emitting diode. The spin polarization is determined by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. K. Young , E. Johnston-Halperin , D. D. Awschalom , Y. Ohno , H. Ohno

The tunnelling anisotropic magnetoresistance (TAMR) effect describes the sensitivity of spin-polarized electron transport to the orientation of the magnetization with respect to the crystallographic axes. As the TAMR effect requires only a…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-19 Nuala M. Caffrey , Silke Schröder , Paolo Ferriani , Stefan Heinze

We investigate the electronic transport properties of a ferromagnet/normal/ferromagnet junction on the surface of a topological insulator with a gate voltage exerted on the normal segment. It is found that the conductance oscillates with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-11-29 K. H. Zhang , Z. C. Wang , Q. R. Zheng , G. Su

A design for a quantum gate performing transformations of a single electron spin is presented. The spin rotations are performed by the electron going around the closed loops in a gated semiconductor device. We demonstrate the operation of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-11-25 S. Bednarek , B. Szafran

The electron transport properties of hybrid ferromagnetic|normal metal structures such as multilayers and spin valves depend on the relative orientation of the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic elements. Whereas the contrast in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Arne Brataas , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Paul J. Kelly