Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2002-04-18
Phys. Rev. B 65, 165217 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
19 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
Ballistic spin transport through waveguides, with symmetric or asymmetric double stubs attached to them periodically, is studied systematically in the presence of a weak spin-orbit coupling that makes the electrons precess. By an appropriate choice of the waveguide length and of the stub parameters injected spin-polarized electrons can be blocked completely and the transmission shows a periodic and nearly square-type behavior, with values 1 and 0, with wide gaps when only one mode is allowed to propagate in the waveguide. A similar behavior is possible for a certain range of the stub parameters even when two-modes can propagate in the waveguide and the conductance is doubled. Such a structure is a good candidate for establishing a realistic spin transistor. A further modulation of the spin current can be achieved by inserting defects in a finite-number stub superlattice. Finite-temperature effects on the spin conductance are also considered.
Peeters François M.
Vasilopoulos P.
Wang Xiang-Feng
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