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We use Density Functional Theory to study interacting spinless electrons on a one-dimensional quantum ring in the density range where the system undergoes Wigner crystallization. The Wigner transition leads to a drastic ``collective''…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-11-20 Marc Siegmund , Markus Hofmann , Oleg Pankratov

Spin-orbit (SO) interaction critically influences electron spin dynamics and spin transport in bulk semiconductors and semiconductor microstructures. This interaction couples electron spin to dc and ac electric fields. Spin coupling to ac…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Emmanuel I. Rashba

We demonstrate theoretically that a charge current and a spin current are generated by spin dynamics in the presence of spin-orbit interaction in the perturbative regime. We consider a general spin-orbit interaction including the spatially…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Akihito Takeuchi , Gen Tatara

Pure spin current is a powerful tool for manipulating spintronic devices, and its dynamical behavior is an important issue. By using mesoscopic transport theory for electron tunneling induced by spin accumulation, we investigate the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-25 Shuichi Iwakiri , Yasuhiro Niimi , Kensuke Kobayashi

We present a comprehensive investigation into the charge and spin circular currents in a mesoscopic hybrid system, with a particular focus on the intricate interplay between the Aubry-Andr\'e-Harper (AAH) potential, Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-23 Joydeep Majhi , Santanu K. Maiti

The conventional definition of spin current is incomplete and unphysical in describing spin transport in systems with spin-orbit coupling. A proper and measurable spin current is established in this study, which fits well into the standard…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Junren Shi , Ping Zhang , Di Xiao , Qian Niu

We report an unconventional behavior of electron transport in the limit of zero magnetic flux in a one-dimensional disordered ring, be it completely random or any correlated one, subjected to Rashba spin-orbit (SO) coupling. It exhibits…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-20 Moumita Patra , Santanu K. Maiti

We present a new mechanism for dissipationless persistent charge current. Two dimensional topological insulators hold dissipationless spin currents in their edges so that, for a given spin orientation, a net charge current flows which is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 D. Soriano , J. Fernández-Rossier

In this article, we have discussed about the scattering of charge and spin in spin-resolved mesoscopic systems. We have proposed a method to generate and detect the entanglement of electronic spin and electronic orbital degrees of freedom.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Bibek Bhandari

A persistent current, coupled with the spin state, of purely many-body origin is shown to exist in Nagaoka's ferromagnetic state in two dimensions (2D). This we regard as a manifestation of a gauge field, which comes from the surrounding…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 K. Kusakabe , H. Aoki

The quantum critical properties of the sub-Ohmic spin-1/2 spin-boson model and of the Bose-Fermi Kondo model have recently been discussed controversially. The role of the Berry phase in the breakdown of the quantum-to-classical mapping of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-19 Stefan Kirchner

We show that several novel effects related to persistent currents can arise in open systems, which have no analogue in closed or isolated systems. We have considered a system of a metallic ring coupled to two electron reservoirs. We show…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 A. M. Jayannavar , P. Singha Deo , T. P. Pareek

The conventional unpolarized current injected into a {\em quantum-coherent} semiconductor ring attached to two external leads can be modulated from perfect conductor to perfect insulator limit via Rashba spin-orbit (SO) coupling. This…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Satofumi Souma , Branislav K. Nikolic

Geometric or Berry phases are fundamental manifestations that appear in many areas of physics. They arise from the geometry of the space describing the properties of multi-component wave fields. An important example for electromagnetic…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-27 Aymeric Braud , Renaud Gueroult

Current enhancement- a novel quantum phenomena is found to occur in a mesoscopic hybrid ring at equilibrium. The hybrid system is described by a ring with bubble which is in turn coupled to a reservoir. In the system the ring encloses a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Colin Benjamin , A. M. Jayannavar

The ground-state phases of a spin-orbit (SO) coupled atomic spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are studied. Interesting density patterns spontaneously formed are widespread due to the competition between SO coupling and spin-dependent…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-05-04 Z. F. Xu , R. Lü , L. You

Non-equilibrium spin transport through an interacting quantum dot is analyzed. The coherent spin oscillations in the dot provide a generating source for spin current. In the interacting regime, the Kondo effect is influenced in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ping Zhang , Qi-Kun Xue , X. C. Xie

We demonstrate a general principle that hybrid structures of any sort inevitably will give rise to a pure spin-current flowing parallel to the interface region when a charge-current is injected. This stems from the broken mirror symmetry…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 J. Linder , T. Yokoyama

Spin dependent transport in a multi-terminal mesoscopic ring is investigated in presence of Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions. Within a tight-binding framework we use a general spin density matrix formalism to evaluate all…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-31 Moumita Dey , Santanu K. Maiti , Sreekantha Sil , S. N. Karmakar

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in solids normally originates from the electron motion in the electric field of the crystal. It is key to understanding a variety of spin-transport and topological phenomena, such as Majorana fermions and recently…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2014-11-18 Sergey V. Syzranov , Michael L. Wall , Victor Gurarie , Ana Maria Rey