J.D. Lu

ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN A NANOSTRUCTURE PERIODICALLY MODULATED BY FERROMAGNETIC AND SCHOTTKY METAL STRIPES

The spin-dependent electron transport is theoretically investigated in a two-dimensional electron gas, which is periodically modulated by ferromagnetic and Schottky metal (SM) stripes. We find that the spin-dependent transmission and conductance as well as polarization strongly depend on the number of periods. We also find that the transmission and the polarization of transmitted beams periodically change with increasing the width of the SM stripe.

TRANSMISSION PROBABILITY AND PERSISTENT CURRENT IN AN OPEN AHARONOV–BOHM RING

We theoretically investigate the transmission probability and the persistent current in an open quantum ring threaded by the magnetic flux. From the numerical results, we find that the two observable quantities both show a periodic characteristic with the increase of the magnetic flux, and they strongly depend on the dimensionless wave vector and the central angle as well as the magnetic flux.

THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN A NANOSTRUCTURE MODULATED BY THE MAGNETIC FIELD AND THE δ-DOPING

We theoretically investigate the effect of the δ-doping on the electron transport in a magnetic nanostructure, which can be experimentally realized by depositing one ferromagnetic stripe on the top of a semiconductor heterostructure. We find that the position and the strength of the δ-doping as well as the distance between the two magnetic fields play an important role on the electron transport properties such as the transmission probability, the conductance and the spin polarization. These interesting results may be very helpful for analyzing the spin-dependent transport mechanism of the electron and making the new types of the spintronic devices.