Electronic transport through a quantum ring coupled to ferromagnetic leads |
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Authors: | Chi Feng Sun Lian-Liang Huang Ling and Zhao Jia |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China; College of Science, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100041, China |
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Abstract: | We study the spin-dependent transport through a one-dimensional quantum ring with taking both the Rashba spin--orbit coupling (RSOC) and ferromagnetic leads into consideration. The linear conductance is obtained by the Green's function method. We find that due to the quantum interference effect arising from the RSOC-induced spin precession phase and the difference in travelling phase between the two arms of the ring, the conductance becomes spin-polarized even in the antiparallel magnetic configuration of the two leads, which is different from the case in single conduction channel system. The linear conductance, the spin polarization and the tunnel magnetoresistance are periodic functions of the two phases, and can be efficiently tuned by the structure parameters. |
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Keywords: | quantum ring rashba spin--orbit interaction ferromagnetic leads |
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