Spin filtering on a ring with the Rashba Hamiltonian
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Mark Harmer
- Source
- Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General. 39:14329-14341
- Subject
- Physics
Spin filtering
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Condensed matter physics
Scattering
Quantum mechanics
Quantum graph
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General Physics and Astronomy
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)
Mathematical Physics
- Language
- ISSN
- 1361-6447
0305-4470
We consider a quantum graph consisting of a ring with the Rashba Hamiltonian and an arbitrary number of semi-infinite wires attached. We describe the scattering matrix for this system and investigate spin filtering for a three-terminal device.