Adiabatic quantum pumping through surface states in 3D topological insulators

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2011-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/1111.3927v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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We investigate adiabatic quantum pumping of Dirac fermions on the surface of a strong 3D topological insulator. Two different geometries are studied in detail, a normal metal -- ferromagnetic -- normal metal (NFN) junction and a ferromagnetic -- normal metal -- ferromagnetic (FNF) junction. Using a scattering matrix approach, we first calculate the tunneling conductance and then the adiabatically pumped current using different pumping mechanisms for both types of junctions. We explain the oscillatory behavior of the conductance by studying the condition for resonant transmission in the junctions and find that each time a new resonant mode appears in the transport window, the pumped current diverges. We also predict an experimentally distinguishable difference between the pumped current and the rectified current.

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