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SUBMITTER: Yokoyama T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3211854 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yokoyama Tomohiro T Eto Mikio M
Nanoscale research letters 20110622 1
We propose a multi-terminal spin filter using a quantum dot with spin-orbit interaction. First, we formulate the spin Hall effect (SHE) in a quantum dot connected to three leads. We show that the SHE is significantly enhanced by the resonant tunneling if the level spacing in the quantum dot is smaller than the level broadening. We stress that the SHE is tunable by changing the tunnel coupling to the third lead. Next, we perform a numerical simulation for a multi-terminal spin filter using a quan ...[more]