Electronic spin working mechanically (Review Article)
Review article, 2014
A single-electron tunneling (SET) device with a nanoscale central island that can move with respect to the bulk source- and drain electrodes allows for a nanoelectromechanical (NEM) coupling between the electrical current through the device and mechanical vibrations of the island. Although an electromechanical “shuttle” instability and the associated phenomenon of single-electron shuttling were predicted more than 15 years ago, both theoretical and experimental studies of NEM-SET structures are still carried out. New functionalities based on quantum coherence, Coulomb correlations and coherent electron-spin dynamics are of particular current interest. In this article we present a short review of recent activities in this area.
spintronics
nanoelectromechanics
single electron tunneling
Author
Robert I. Shekhter
University of Gothenburg
Leonid Gorelik
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory
Ilya V. Krive
Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
M. N. Kiselev
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Sergeij I. Kulinich
Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering
Anton V. Parafilo
Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering
K. Kikoin
Tel Aviv University
Mats Jonson
University of Gothenburg
Low Temperature Physics
1063-777X (ISSN)
Vol. 40 7 600-614Subject Categories
Condensed Matter Physics
DOI
10.1063/1.4887060