Quantum transport in ladder-type networks: the role of nonlinearity, topology and spin

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/43/14/145101zbMATH Open1192.82064arXiv0909.2401OpenAlexW2072797461MaRDI QIDQ3558433FDOQ3558433

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Publication date: 5 May 2010

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate quantum transport of electrons, phase solitons, etc. through mesoscopic networks of zero-dimensional quantum dots. Straight and circular ladders are chosen as networks with each coupled with three semi-infinite leads (with one incoming and the other two outgoing). Two transmission probabilities (TPs) as a function of the incident energy $epsilon$ show a transition from anti-phase aperiodic to degenerate periodic spectra at the critical energy $epsilo{n}_c$ which is determined by a bifurcation point of the bulk energy dispersions. TPs of the circular ladder depend only on the parity of the winding number. Introduction of a single missing bond (MB) or missing step doubles the period of the periodic spectra at $epsilon>epsilo{n}_c$ . Shift of the MB by lattice constant results in a striking switching effect at $epsilon<epsilo{n}_c$. In the presence of the electric-field induced spin-orbit interaction (SOI), an obvious spin filtering occurs against the spin-unpolarized injection. Against the spin-polarized injection, on the other hand, the spin transport shows spin-flip (magnetization reversal) oscillations with respect to SOI. We also show a role of soliton in the context of its transport through the ladder networks.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0909.2401

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zbMATH Keywords

solitonstransport processesNLS-like (nonlinear Schrödinger) equations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Soliton equations (35Q51) NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Quantum dots, waveguides, ratchets, etc. (81Q37) Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70)

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