English
Related papers

Related papers: Pumping in a mesoscopic ring with Ahronov-Casher e…

200 papers

We suggest a system in which the amplitude of macroscopic flux tunneling can be modulated via the Aharonov-Casher effect. The system is an rf-SQUID with the Josephson junction replaced by a Bloch transistor -- two junctions separated by a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jonathan R. Friedman , D. V. Averin

We analyze quantum charge pumping in an open ring with a dot embedded in one of its arms. We show that cyclic driving of the dot levels by a \textit{single} parameter leads to a pumped current when a static magnetic flux is simultaneously…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Luis E. F. Foa Torres

To control the magnon transport in magnetic systems is of great interest in magnonics. Due to the feasibility of electric field, how to generate and manipulate magnon with pure electrical method is one of the most desired goals. Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 YuanDong Wang , Zhen-Gang Zhu , Gang Su

We propose three different mechanisms for pumping spin-polarized currents in a ballistic circuit using a time-dependent magnetic field acting on an asymmetrically connected quantum ring at half filling. The first mechanism works thanks to a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-02-26 Michele Cini , Stefano Bellucci

We predict that in a narrow gap III-V semiconductor quantum well or a wire an observable spin current can be generated with a time dependent gate to modify the Rashba spin-orbit coupling constant. Methods to rectify the so generated AC…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. G. Mal'shukov , C. S. Tang , C. S. Chu , K. A. Chao

In this work, we investigate the magnetic response by examining flux-driven circular currents in a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) tight-binding (TB) ring threaded by an Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux, $\phi$. We consider both non-interacting and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-20 Souvik Roy , Santanu K. Maiti , David Laroze

Spin-pumping generates pure spin currents in normal metals at the ferromagnet (F)/normal metal (N) interface. The efficiency of spin-pumping is given by the spin mixing conductance, which depends on N and the F/N interface. We directly…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-14 O. Mosendz , J. E. Pearson , F. Y. Fradin , S. D. Bader , A. Hoffmann

Pure spin currents are shown to be generated by an electrically controlled quantum pump applied at the edges of a topological insulator. The electric rather than the more conventional magnetic control offers several advantages and avoids,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-02-23 R. Citro , F. Romeo , N. Andrei

We study a multi-functional device for cold atoms consisting of a three-terminal ring circuit pierced by a synthetic magnetic flux, where the ring can be continuous or discretized. The flux controls the atomic current through the ring via…

We study the transport properties of setups with one and two mesoscopic rings threaded by ac magnetic fluxes of the form \Phi(t)=\Phi^{dc} + \Phi^{ac} cos(\Omega_0 t + \delta) and connected to two different particle reservoirs. We analyze…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-11 María Florencia Ludovico , Liliana Arrachea

The effect of non-equilibrium constraints and dephasing on the circulating currents in molecular junctions are analyzed. Circulating currents are manifestations of quantum effects and can be induced either by externally applied bias or an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 Hari Kumar Yadalam , Upendra Harbola

We considered the circulating current induced by the current magnification and the persistent current induced by Aharonov-Casher flux. The persistent currents have directional dependence on the direct current flow, but the circulating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Taeseung Choi , Chang-Mo Ryu , A. M. Jayannavar

Spin transport typically relies on direct manipulation of the spin degree of freedom via magnetic fields, spin-orbit coupling, or engineered spin-dependent potentials. We show theoretically that directional spin currents can arise in a…

We study the persistent currents induced by both the Aharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effects in a one-dimensional mesoscopic ring coupled to a side-branch quantum dot at Kondo resonance. For privileged values of the Aharonov-Bohm-Casher…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 H. -P. Eckle , H. Johannesson , C. A. Stafford

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

A mesoscopic ring subject to the Rashba spin-orbit interaction and sequentially coupled to an interacting quantum dot, in the presence of Aharonov-Bohm flux, is proposed as a flux tunable tunneling diode. The analysis of the conductance by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-05-22 R. Citro , F. Romeo

We investigate the persistent current in a hybrid Aharonov-Bohm ring - quantum dot system coupled to a reservoir which provides spin fluctuations. It is shown that the spin exchange interaction between the quantum dot and the reservoir…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Kicheon Kang , Sam Young Cho , Kyoung Wan Park

Using the Aharonov-Casher (A-C) phase, we present a microscopic theory of the Josephson and persistent spin currents in quasi-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) of magnons in ferromagnetic insulators. Starting from a microscopic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-15 Kouki Nakata , Kevin A. van Hoogdalem , Pascal Simon , Daniel Loss

We study the interference effect induced by the Aharonov-Casher phase on the Josephson current through a semiconducting ring attached to superconducting leads. Using a 1D model that incorporates spin-orbit coupling in the semiconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Xin Liu , M. F. Borunda , Xiong-Jun Liu , Jairo Sinova

We define a mesoscopic ring in a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) interrupted by two tunnel barriers, enabling us to apply a well-defined potential difference between the two halves of the ring. The electron interference in the ring is…