Magnetically controlled single-electron shuttle

A theory of single-electron shuttling in an external magnetic field in nanoelectromechanical system with magnetic leads is presented. We consider partially spin-polarized electrons in the leads and electron transport in both the Coulomb blockade regime and in the limit of large bias voltages when th...

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Date:2015
Main Authors: Ilinskaya, O.A., Kulinich, S.I., Krive, I.V., Shekhter, R.I., Jonson, M.
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Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2015
Series:Физика низких температур
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Magnetically controlled single-electron shuttle / O.A. Ilinskaya, S.I. Kulinich, I.V. Krive, R.I. Shekhter, M. Jonson // Физика низких температур. — 2015. — Т. 41, № 1. — С. 90-95. — Бібліогр.: 11 назв. — англ.

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Summary:A theory of single-electron shuttling in an external magnetic field in nanoelectromechanical system with magnetic leads is presented. We consider partially spin-polarized electrons in the leads and electron transport in both the Coulomb blockade regime and in the limit of large bias voltages when the Coulomb blockade is lifted. The influence of the degree of spin polarization on shuttle instability is considered. It is shown that there is certain degree of spin polarization above which the magnetic field ceases to control electron transport. In the Coulomb blockade regime the dependence of the threshold magnetic field, which separates the “shuttle” and vibron regimes, on the degree of polarization is evaluated. The possibility of re-entrant transitions to the shuttle phase is discussed.