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We present a theory of magnetization dynamics driven by spin-polarized current in terms of the quantum master equation. In the spin coherent state representation, the master equation becomes a Fokker-Planck equation, which naturally…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Yong Wang , L. J. Sham

We find a specific mechanism of background spin currents in two-dimensional electron systems with spatially nonuniform spin-orbit interaction (SOI) at thermodynamic equilibrium, in particular, in the systems consisting of regions with and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-10-04 Vladimir A. Sablikov , Aleksei A. Sukhanov , Yurii Ya. Tkach

Novel classical wave phenomenon analogs of the quantum spin Hall effect are mostly based on the construction of pseudo-spins. Here we show that the non-trivial topology of a system can also be realized using orbital angular momentum through…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-17 Tianshu Jiang , Meng Xiao , Wenjie Chen , Lechen Yang , Yawen Fang , Wing Yim Tam , C. T. Chan

The spin relaxation time of localized charge carriers is few orders of magnitude larger than that of free electrons and holes. Therefore mutual conversion of spin polarization, charge current and spin current turns out to be underlined in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-10 A. V. Shumilin , D. S. Smirnov , L. E. Golub

The spin Hall effect creates a spin current in response to a charge current in a material that has strong spin-orbit coupling. The size of the spin Hall effect in many materials is disputed, requiring independent measurements of the effect.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-10 Joseph A. Boales , Carl T. Boone , Pritiraj Mohanty

We study general models of holographic superconductivity parametrized by four arbitrary functions of a neutral scalar field of the bulk theory. The models can accommodate several features of real superconductors, like arbitrary critical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-13 Francesco Aprile , Sebastian Franco , Diego Rodriguez-Gomez , Jorge G. Russo

Spintronics---the all-electrical control of the electron spin for quantum or classical information storage and processing---is one of the most promising applications of the two-dimensional material graphene. Although pristine graphene has…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-24 Chunli Huang , Y. D. Chong , Miguel. A. Cazalilla

Mesoscopic conductors are electronic systems of sizes in between nano- and micrometers, and often of reduced dimensionality. In the phase-coherent regime at low temperatures, the conductance of these devices is governed by quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-03-27 Michael Wimmer , Matthias Scheid , Klaus Richter

The spin Hall effect is a phenomenon that an electric field induces a spin Hall current. In this Letter, we examine the inverse effect that, in a ferromagnetic conductor, a charge Hall current is induced by a spin motive force, or a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Junya Shibata , Hiroshi Kohno

We study the charge and spin-dependent thermoelectric response of a ferromagnetic helical system irradiated by arbitrarily polarized light, using a tight-binding framework and the Floquet-Bloch formalism. Transport properties for individual…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-28 Sudin Ganguly , Moumita Dey , Santanu K. Maiti

The spin currents generated by spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in the nonmagnetic metal layer or at the interface with broken inversion symmetry are of particular interest and importance. Here, we have explored the spin current generation…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-03-02 Q. B. Liu , K. K. Meng , S. Q. Zheng , Y. C. Wu , J. Miao , X. G. Xu , Y. Jiang

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

We provide a description of phase transitions at finite temperature in strongly coupled field theories using holography. For this purpose, we introduce a general class of gravity duals to superconducting theories that exhibit various types…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-06 Sebastian Franco , Antonio M. Garcia-Garcia , Diego Rodriguez-Gomez

Quantum anomalies give rise to new non-dissipative transport phenomena in relativistic fluids induced by external electromagnetic fields and vortices. These phenomena can be studied in holographic models with Chern-Simons couplings dual to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-11-07 Eugenio Megias

Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this subject, including both recent advances and…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 Igor Zutic , Jaroslav Fabian , S. Das Sarma

We predict the very large spin Hall effect in type-II superconductors which mechanism is drastically different from the previously known ones. We find that in the flux-flow regime the spin is transported by the spin-polarized Abrikosov…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-04-12 Artjom Vargunin , Mikhail Silaev

Using long-distance lateral devices, spin transport near the interface of Si and its native oxide (SiO2) is studied by spin-valve measurements in an in-plane magnetic field and spin precession measurements in a perpendicular magnetic field…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-05-29 Hyuk-Jae Jang , Ian Appelbaum

The time-dependent spin current mediated spin transfer torque behaviour has been investigated via scattering formalism within density functional theory framework supported by Green's function. Quantum magnetotransport characteristics have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-10 Sushant Kumar Behera , Pritam Deb

We consider theoretically a wide graphene ribbon, that on both ends is attached to electronic reservoirs which generally have different temperatures. The graphene ribbon is assumed to be deposited on a substrate, that leads to a spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-02 M. Inglot , V. K. Dugaev , J. Barnaś

In this work we review at an elementary level the origin, main ideas and present status of the so called holographic principle. This principle, even in the absence of a precise formulation, is seen by many people as a major clue for the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Antonio Dobado