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Exploring novel strategies to manipulate the order parameter of magnetic materials by electrical means is of great importance, not only for advancing our understanding of fundamental magnetism, but also for unlocking potential practical…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-03-04 L. Chen , Y. Sun , S. Mankovsky , T. N. G. Meier , M. Kronseder , H. Ebert , D. Weiss , C. H. Back

The spin-orbit torque device is promising as a candidate for next generation magnetic memory, while the static in-plane field needed to induce deterministic switching is a main obstacle for its application in highly integrated circuits.…

Spin-orbit torque provides an efficient pathway to manipulate the magnetic state and magnetization dynamics of magnetic materials, which is crucial for energy-efficient operation of a variety of spintronic devices such as magnetic memory,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Hang Xie , Xin Chen , Ziyan Luo , Yihong Wu

We propose a two-terminal spin-orbit interferometer with a hot molecule inserted in one of its arms to generate pure spin currents. Local heating is achieved by coupling the vibrational modes of the molecule to a third (phononic) reservoir.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-22 Sun-Yong Hwang , Jong Soo Lim , Rosa Lopez , Minchul Lee , David Sanchez

We propose an implementation of the two-qubit gate in a quantum dot spin qubit system which is immune to charge noise problems. Our proposed implementation, if it could be realized in a physical system, would have the advantage of being…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 J. P. Kestner , S. Das Sarma

We propose a device based on an antidot embedded in a narrow quantum wire in the edge state regime, that can be used to inject and/or to control spin polarized current. The operational principle of the device is based on the effect of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 I. V. Zozoulenko , M. Evaldsson

A quantum dot formed in a suspended carbon nanotube exposed to an external magnetic field is predicted to act as a thermoelectric unipolar spin battery which generates pure spin current. The built-in spin flip mechanism is a consequence of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-20 Zhan Cao , Tie-Feng Fang , Wan-Xiu He , Hong-Gang Luo

A scheme of spin diode is proposed that uses a step-like quantum wire with Rashba spin-orbit interaction, connected to two leads with different width. It is shown that a very large vertical spin-polarized current can be generated when…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Xianbo Xiao , Yuguang Chen

It was proposed that a double quantum dot can be used to be a detector of spin bias. Electron transport through a double quantum dot is investigated theoretically when a pure spin bias is applied on two conducting leads contacted to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Qing-feng Sun , Yanxia Xing , Shun-Qing Shen

Recent achievements in the field of gate defined semiconductor quantum dots reinforce the concept of a spin-based quantum computer consisting of nodes of locally connected qubits which communicate with each other via superconducting circuit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-28 Jorge Cayao , Mónica Benito , Guido Burkard

Qubits based on transistor-like Si MOS nanodevices are promising for quantum computing. In this work, we demonstrate a double quantum dot spin qubit that is all-electrically controlled without the need for any external components, like…

We theoretically predict that a pure steady state spin-current without charge-current can induce an electric field. A formula for the induced electric field is derived and we investigate its characteristics. Conversely, a moving spin is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Qing-feng Sun , Hong Guo , Jian Wang

We propose a fast optically induced two-qubit \textsc{c-phase} gate between two resident spins in a pair of coupled quantum dots. An excited bound state which extends over the two dots provides an effective electron-electron exchange…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-09-15 Sophia E. Economou , T. L. Reinecke

We study the DC spin current induced into an unbiased quantum spin Hall system through a two-point contacts setup with time dependent electron tunneling amplitudes. By means of two external gates, it is possible to drive a current with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Dario Ferraro , Giacomo Dolcetto , Roberta Citro , Francesco Romeo , Maura Sassetti

We propose a spin-mechanical device to control and detect spin currents by mechanical torque. Our hybrid nano-electro-mechanical device, which contains a nanowire with a ferromagnetic-nonmagnetic interface, is designed to measure or induce…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. Mohanty , G. Zolfagharkhani , S. Kettemann , P. Fulde

The recently developed semiclassical theory for magnetoelectronic circuits is applied to a transistor-like device consisting of a normal metal island and three magnetic terminals. The electric current between source and drain can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Yuli V. Nazarov , Arne Brataas

Assisted with linear optical manipulation, single photon, entangled photon pairs, photon measurement, and classical communication, a scheme for two-spin qubits phase gate and teleportation of a CNOT gate between two electron spins from…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Hong-Fu Wang , Ai-Dong Zhu , Shou Zhang , Kyu-Hwang Yeon

We theoretically investigate electron spin operations driven by applied electric fields in a semiconductor double quantum dot (DQD). Our model describes a DQD formed in semiconductor nanowire with longitudinal potential modulated by local…

We use an aluminium single electron transistor with a magnetic gate to directly quantify the chemical potential anisotropy of GaMnAs materials. Uniaxial and cubic contributions to the chemical potential anisotropy are determined from field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 C. Ciccarelli , L. P. Zarbo , A. C. Irvine , R. P. Campion , B. L. Gallagher , J. Wunderlich , T. Jungwirth , A. J. Ferguson

We study spin-dependent transport through a quantum nanostructure composed of a quantum dot (QD) surrounded by a quantum nanoring. The nanostructure is side-attached to source and drain electrodes and we assume that the confining potential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-01 Barbara Kedzierska , Anna Gorczyca-Goraj , Elzbieta Zipper , Maciej M. Maska