Published February 15, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin-resolved polarized transport through a quasi one-dimensional mesoscopic quantum ring-shaped conductor with local Rashba spin-orbit interaction

  • 1. Basic Department, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211169 (China)
  • 2. Physics Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015 (United States)

Description

We propose a quasi one-dimensional quantum ring-shaped model associated with Rashba spin-orbit (SO) interaction and Aharomov-Bohm flux to study a spin-dependent quantum transport. It is a possible candidate for spintronic current modulators. By tuning SO coupling strength and Fermi energy, we find there is a broad energy range of small vanishing spin transmission in the resonance and antiresonance interferences. More interestingly, the large on/off spin-resolved polarized conductance ratios are robust even in the presence of strong random on-site Anderson-type disorder in devices, which suggests a potential application in the real system.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2011.12.002

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2011.12.002;
PII
S0921-4526(11)01184-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
407
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 674-680
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43098154
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
FERMI LEVEL; INTERACTIONS; INTERFERENCE; L-S COUPLING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; ORBITS; RANDOMNESS; RESONANCE; RINGS; SPIN; SPIN ORIENTATION; TRANSMISSION
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COUPLING; ENERGY LEVELS; INTERMEDIATE COUPLING; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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