Mach-Zehnder Interferometric device for spin filtering in a GaAs/AlGaAs electron gas

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2011-11-15

arxiv.org/abs/1111.3624v1

J. Appl. Phys. 110, 114523, 2011

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.3665702

A spin filtering device using quantum spin interference is theoretically proposed in a GaAs/AlGaAs electron gas that has both Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit couplings. The device achieves polarized electron currents by separating spin up and spin down components without a magnetic field gradient. We find two broad spin filtering regimes, one where the interferometer has symmetrical arms, where a small magnetic flux is needed to achieve spin separation, and the other with asymmetric arms where the change in path length renders an extra phase emulating the effects of a magnetic field. We identify operating points for the device where optimal electron polarization is achieved within value ranges found in a 2D electron gas. Both device setups apply for arbitrary incoming electron polarization and operate at broad energy ranges within the incoming electron band.

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