Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2005-09-05
Commun. Theoret. Phys. 48, 1099 (2007).
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
7 pages, 5 figures, submitted
Scientific paper
We explore inelastic cotunneling through a strongly Coulomb-blockaded quantum dot attached to two ferromagnetic leads in the weak coupling limit using a generic quantum Langevin equation approach. We first develop a Bloch-type equation microscopically to describe the cotunneling-induced spin relaxation dynamics, and then develop explicit analytical expressions for the local magnetization, current, and its fluctuations. On this basis, we predict a novel zero-bias anomaly of the differential conductance in the absence of a magnetic field for the anti-parallel configuration, and asymmetric peak splitting in a magnetic field. Also, for the same system with large polarization, we find a negative zero-frequency differential shot noise in the low positive bias-voltage region. All these effects are ascribed to rapid spin-reversal due to underlying spin-flip cotunneling.
Dong Bing
Horing Norman J. M.
Lei Xing-Lin
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