Resonant Charge Current in a Rashba Ring Induced by Spin-Dependent Potential

• 来源期刊: 理论物理通讯(英文版)
• 年，卷（期）: 2008,（12）
• 页码范围: 1453-1456
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

A one-dimensional ring subject to Rashba spin-orbit coupling is investigated. When it is attached to a lead with spin-dependent chemical potential, there will be charge current in the ring. The charge current response is resonantly maximized when the Fermi energy of the lead is equal to any energy level of the 1D ring. And if two probes are attached to the ring, the electric voltage between them creates sawtooth-like wave, which indicates the direction of the charge current. A ferromagnetic lead can also induce persistent charge current, which can be detected by magnetization intensity measurement.