Adiabatic quantum pump of spin-polarized current.

نویسندگان

  • Eduardo R Mucciolo
  • Claudio Chamon
  • Charles M Marcus
چکیده

We propose a mechanism by which an open quantum dot driven by two ac (radio frequency) gate voltages in the presence of a moderate in-plane magnetic field generates a spin-polarized, phase-coherent dc current. The idea combines adiabatic, nonquantized (but coherent) pumping through periodically modulated external parameters and the strong fluctuations of the electron wave function existent in chaotic cavities. We estimate that the spin polarization of the current can be observed for temperatures and Zeeman splitting energies of the order of the single-particle mean level spacing.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 89 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002