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Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-10 M. I. Alomar , Llorenç Serra , David Sanchez

The spin-Hall conductivity in spatially-homogeneous two-dimensional electron systems described by the spin-orbit Hamiltonian \hbar \Omega_p \sigma is presented as a sum of the universal part Me/8 \pi \hbar determined by the Berry phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 O. E. Raichev

Spin-orbit (SO) interactions give a spin-dependent correction r_so to the position operator, referred to as the anomalous position operator. We study the contributions of r_so to the spin-Hall effect (SHE) in quasi two-dimensional (2D)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-31 Xintao Bi , Peiru He , E. M. Hankiewicz , R. Winkler , Giovanni Vignale , Dimitrie Culcer

The conductance modulations in spin field-effect transistors under finite bias voltages were studied. It was shown that when a finite bias voltage is applied between two terminals of a spin field-effect transistor, the spin precession…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Liangbin Hu , Ju Gao , Shun-Qing Shen

A magnetic-field-effect transistor is proposed that generates a spin-polarized current and exhibits a giant negative magnetoresitance. The device consists of a nonmagnetic conducting channel (wire or strip) wrapped, or sandwiched, by a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. N. Gurzhi , A. N. Kalinenko , A. I. Kopeliovich , A. V. Yanovsky , E. N. Bogachek , Uzi Landman

The realization of a viable semiconductor transistor and information processing devices based on the electron spin has fueled intense basic research of three key elements: injection, detection, and manipulation of spins in the semiconductor…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-02-07 K. Olejnik , J. Wunderlich , A. C. Irvine , R. P. Campion , V. P. Amin , Jairo Sinova , T. Jungwirth

Spin transistors (whose on-off operation is achieved by electric-field-controlled spin orientation 1), if realized, can revolutionize modern electronics through the implementation of a faster and a more energy-efficient performance as well…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-16 Shengwei Jiang , Lizhong Li , Zefang Wang , Jie Shan , Kin Fai Mak

Nonreciprocal dissipationless transport has long been sought for applications in superconducting technologies. Recently, it has been implemented by the so called superconducting diode effect. Such effect arises from an imbalance in critical…

We present the findings of the spin-dependent transport of the 2D holes in the p-type ultra-narrow self-assembled silicon quantum well (Si-QW) confined by the superconductor barriers on the n-type Si (100) surface. The Aharonov-Casher…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. T. Bagraev , M. I. Bovt , W. Gehlhoff , O. N. Guimbitskaya , L. E. Klyachkin , A. M. Malyarenko , V. A. Mashkov , V. V. Romanov , S. A. Rykov

We provide a theoretical description of diffusive charge and spin transport in hybrid devices containing altermagnets. Based on recently derived drift--diffusion equations for coupled charge and spin dynamics and general boundary…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Nicolás Sigales , Tim Kokkeler , Gonzalo de Polsi , Sebastian Bergeret

We study a two-dimensional electron system in the presence of spin-orbit interaction. It is shown analytically that the spin-orbit interaction acts as a transversal effective electric field, whose orientation depends on the sign of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Manuel Valin-Rodriguez

Quantum dot spin valves are characterized by exchange fields which induce spin precession and generate current spin resonances even in absence of spin splitting. Analogous effects have been studied in double quantum dots, in which the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-18 Christoph Rohrmeier , Andrea Donarini

We study a ballistic spin field-effect transistor (SFET) with special attention to the issue of multi-channel effects. The conductance modulation of the SFET as a function of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling strength is numerically examined…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-10-12 Jae-Seung Jeong , Hyun-Woo Lee

The topological quantum field-effect transition in buckled 2D-Xenes can potentially be engineered to enable sub-thermionic transistor operation coupled with dissipationless ON-state conduction. Substantive device design strategies to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-25 Sagnik Banerjee , Koustav Jana , Anirban Basak , Michael S Fuhrer , Dimitrie Culcer , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

The integration of the spin degree of freedom in charge-based electronic devices has revolutionised both sensing and memory capability in microelectronics. Further development in spintronic devices requires electrical manipulation of spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 Wenjing Yan , Oihana Txoperena , Roger Llopis , Hanan Dery , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

Recent theories predict dissipationless spin current induced by an electric field in doped semiconductors. Nevertheless, the charge current is still dissipative in these systems. In this work, we theoretically predict the dissipationless…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Shuichi Murakami , Naoto Nagaosa , Shou-Cheng Zhang

We report a new class of large-gap quantum spin Hall insulators in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, namely, MX$_2$ with M=(Mo, W) and X=(S, Se, and Te), whose topological electronic properties are highly tunable by external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-16 Xiaofeng Qian , Junwei Liu , Liang Fu , Ju Li

The article shows a simple model that computes the magnetoconduction and the integer quantum Hall effect (IQHE) in a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) where the spin is other degree of freedom in the system. The 2DES is confined in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-01-13 M. A. Hidalgo , R. Cangas

Electrically controlled rotation of spins in a semiconducting channel is a prerequisite for the successful realization of many spintronic devices, like, e.g., the spin field effect transistor (sFET). To date, there have been only a few…

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