Electronic spin working mechanically

Robert I. Shekhter; Leonid Gorelik; Ilya V. Krive; M. N. Kiselev; S.I. Kulinich; Anton V. Parafilo; K. Kikoin; Mats Jonson

Electronic spin working mechanically
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" in-stability 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.

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Robert I. Shekhter

University of Gothenburg

Leonid Gorelik

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

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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

S.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

Fizika Nizkih Temperatur

0132-6414 (ISSN) 1816-0328 (eISSN)

Vol. 40 7 775-792

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Physical Sciences

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Electronic spin working mechanically Review article, 2014

Author

Robert I. Shekhter

Leonid Gorelik

Ilya V. Krive

M. N. Kiselev

S.I. Kulinich

Anton V. Parafilo

K. Kikoin

Mats Jonson

Fizika Nizkih Temperatur

Subject Categories

More information

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Electronic spin working mechanically
Review article, 2014