Published March 21, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Inductance due to spin current

Creators

  • 1. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart (Germany)

Description

The inductance of spintronic devices that transport charge neutral spin currents is discussed. It is known that in a media that contains charge neutral spins, a time-varying electric field induces a spin current. We show that since the spin current itself produces an electric field, this implies existence of inductance and electromotive force when the spin current changes with time. The relations between the electromotive force and the corresponding flux, which is a vector calculated by the cross product of electric field and the trajectory of the device, are clarified. The relativistic origin generally renders an extremely small inductance, which indicates the advantage of spin current in building low inductance devices. The same argument also explains the inductance due to electric dipole current and applies to physical dipoles consist of polarized bound charges

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
115
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 113901-113901.5
ISSN
0021-8979
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INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45092456
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DIPOLES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; INDUCTANCE; POLARIZATION; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CURRENTS; DIPOLES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIPOLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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