Generating and reversing spin accumulation by temperature gradient in a quantum dot attached to ferromagnetic leads  

作　　者：白旭芳 迟锋 郑军 李亦楠 

机构地区：[1]College of Physics and Electronic Information,Inner Mongolia National University [2]College of Engineering,Bohai University [3]SKLSM,Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences

出　　处：《Chinese Physics B》2012年第7期464-469,共6页中国物理B（英文版）

基　　金：Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10704011);the SKLSM, China (Grant No.CHJG200901);the LNET, China (Grant No. 2009R01)

摘　　要：We propose to generate and reverse the spin accumulation in a quantum dot （QD） by using the temperature difference between the two ferromagnetic leads connected to the dot. The electrons are driven purely by the temperature gradient in the absence of an electric bias and a magnetic field. In the Coulomb blockade regime, we find two ways to reverse the spin accumulation. One is by adjusting the QD energy level with a fixed temperature gradient, and the other is by reversing the temperature gradient direction for a fixed value of the dot level. The spin accumulation in the QD can be enhanced by the magnitudes of both the leads＇ spin polarization and the asymmetry of the dot-lead coupling strengths. The present device is quite simple, and the obtained results may have practical usage in spintronics or quantum information processing.We propose to generate and reverse the spin accumulation in a quantum dot （QD） by using the temperature difference between the two ferromagnetic leads connected to the dot. The electrons are driven purely by the temperature gradient in the absence of an electric bias and a magnetic field. In the Coulomb blockade regime, we find two ways to reverse the spin accumulation. One is by adjusting the QD energy level with a fixed temperature gradient, and the other is by reversing the temperature gradient direction for a fixed value of the dot level. The spin accumulation in the QD can be enhanced by the magnitudes of both the leads＇ spin polarization and the asymmetry of the dot-lead coupling strengths. The present device is quite simple, and the obtained results may have practical usage in spintronics or quantum information processing.

关 键 词：quantum dot temperature gradient spin accumulation ferromagnetic leads 

分 类 号：O471.1[理学—半导体物理] TG244.3[理学—物理]