Published August 27, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum Pump for Spin and Charge Transport in a Luttinger Liquid

Description

We study two different parametric pumps -- one for pumping spin currents, the other for charge currents -- in interacting quantum wires. We find that, as a function of pumping frequency, the spin or charge pumped per cycle has a nonuniversal crossover -- depending on pumping details -- between two universal fixed point values of 0 and twice the electronic spin or charge quantum number. The direction of flow between these two fixed points depends on whether the interactions are repulsive or attractive, while the quantization itself is a signature of interactions

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 096401-096401.4
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32064403
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE TRANSPORT; PUMPING; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM NUMBERS; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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Notes
Othernumber: PRLTAO000087000009096401000001; 032135PRL
Funding organization
(US)