Spin polarized current from multiply-coupled rings with Zeeman-split quantum dots
- Center for Computational Nanoscience, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306 (United States)
We investigate transmission resonances and conductance properties of multiple, serially connected, direct-contact nanoscale rings using the tight-binding model. Quantum dots (QDs) are embedded in the two arms of each ring, and Zeeman-splitting of the QD energy levels is incorporated into the system Hamiltonian. Transmission bands develop as the number of rings in series increases, with a band-gap which is sensitive to the degree of Zeeman splitting and the initial settings of the QD site energy values. The current vs. voltage characteristics of the system can be modulated between Ohmic and semiconducting as a function of the Zeeman splitting. In addition, spin-polarized current results for selected ranges of the Fermi energy.
- OSTI ID:
- 22271212
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 11; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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