Non-linear spin to charge conversion in mesoscopic structures

Details Non-linear spin to charge conversion in mesoscopic structures Non-linear spin to charge conversion in mesoscopic structures

2011-12-31

arxiv.org/abs/1201.0249v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 3 figures

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Motivated by recent experiments [Vera-Marun et al., arXiv:1109.5969], we formulate a non-linear theory of spin transport in quantum coherent conductors. We show how a mesoscopic constriction with energy-dependent transmission can convert a spin current injected by a spin accumulation into an electric signal, relying neither on magnetic nor exchange fields. When the transmission through the constriction is spin-independent, the spin-charge coupling is non-linear, with an electric signal that is quadratic in the accumulation. We estimate that gated mesoscopic constrictions have a sensitivity that allows to detect accumulations much smaller than a percent of the Fermi energy.

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