Spin splitter regime of a mesoscopic Rashba ring

buir.contributor.authorTanatar, Bilal
buir.contributor.orcidTanatar, Bilal|0000-0002-5246-0119
dc.citation.epage191en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.spage187en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber375en_US
dc.contributor.authorMoldoveanu, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTanatar, Bilalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T09:55:40Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T09:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_US
dc.description.abstractUsing the non-equilibrium Greens' function formalism we calculate the spin currents in a one-dimensional ring coupled to three leads and in the presence of perpendicular magnetic flux Φ and Rashba spin-orbit coupling. A finite bias is applied between the input lead and the other two output leads. We show that the spin-orbit coupling allows one to operate this system as a spin splitter, i.e. the output leads deliver spin-polarized currents with different orientations. We find that the spin splitter operation can be tuned at integer multiples of Φ/Φ0. Its efficiency depends not only on the value of the Rashba coupling but also on the bias applied between the input and output leads. The selected spin orientation of the output leads can be reversed by a slight change of their contact position. We discuss as well the connection between the spin splitter operation and the spectral properties of the ring.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physleta.2010.10.047en_US
dc.identifier.issn0375-9601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/22111
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherThe American Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.20http://dx.doi.org/10.10.047en_US
dc.source.titlePhysics Letters, Section A : General, Atomic and Solid State Physicsen_US
dc.source.titlePhysics Letters Aen_US
dc.subjectMesoscopic ringsen_US
dc.subjectRashba spin-orbit interactionen_US
dc.subjectSpin splittersen_US
dc.titleSpin splitter regime of a mesoscopic Rashba ringen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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