Photon-assisted spin transport in a two-dimensional electron gas

Details Photon-assisted spin transport in a two-dimensional electron gas Photon-assisted spin transport in a two-dimensional electron gas

2007-07-31

arxiv.org/abs/0707.4571v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

extended version accepted in the Physical Review B, corrected typos, 5 pages, 3 new figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.76.195329

We study spin-dependent transport in a two-dimensional electron gas subject to an external step-like potential $V(x)$ and irradiated by an electromagnetic field (EF). In the absence of EF the electronic spectrum splits into spin sub-bands originating from the "Rashba" spin-orbit coupling. We show that the resonant interaction of propagating electrons with the component EF parallel to the barrier induces a \textit{% non-equilibrium dynamic gap} $(2\Delta_{R})$ between the spin sub-bands. Existence of this gap results in coherent spin-flip processes that lead to a spin-polarized current and a large magnetoresistance, i.e the spin valve effect. These effects may be used for controlling spin transport in semiconducting nanostructures, e.g. spin transistors, spin-blockade devices etc., by variation of the intensity S and frequency $\omega $ of the external radiation.

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