Spin ratchets:: A one-way street for spin current

被引：8

作者：

Flatte, Michael E. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Iowa, OSTC, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

[2] Univ Iowa, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

来源：

NATURE PHYSICS | 2008年 / 4卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1038/nphys1047

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A way to generate and control spin currents without magnetic fields or magnetic materials may be possible using dissipative quantum ratchets in the presence of spin–orbit coupling.

引用

页码：587 / U15

页数：2

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