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In quantum transport, especially in spintronics, its central theme is to manipulate spin degrees of freedom in solid-state systems, to understand the interaction between the particle spin and its solid-state environments and to make useful devices. Recently, Majorana fermion has been introduced into quantum transport and received much attention. In this paper, we study a thermal-driven transport model which consists of a quantum dot coupled with two normal metal leads, a impurity spin (whose angular quantum number is more than or equal to one-half) and a Majorana fermion. We focus on the interplay between Majorana fermion and the impurity in this exactly solvable model. It is found that the system can generate thermal-induced spin current, and the currents are affected by Majorana fermion and impurity. With large temperature difference, the currents are sensitive to gate voltage, and the quantitative relation between spin-up current and gate voltage tends to be linear when the coupling between Majorana and quantum dot is strong, showing Majorana fermion's robustness. In addition, the spin current induced by Majorana fermion exhibits an oscillating antisymmetric structure around zero-bias point. This spin current’s zero point is related to the angular quantum number of impurity spin. These results are expected to be useful in thermal-electric conversion devices, and may be observed in future experiments.
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Keywords:
- spintronics /
- thermal-induced spin current /
- Majorana fermion /
- impurity spin
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图 1 模型示意图. 系统由量子点(QD)、杂质大自旋(S)和拓扑超导线组成, 拓扑超导线的两端有两个马约拉纳费米子. 系统两端连接两个金属电极, 电极两端施加温度差
Figure 1. Model Diagram. The system consists of a quantum dot, a local large spin and a topological superconductor which supports Majorana fermions. There is a temperature gradient applied to the system.
图 2 S = 1/2时自旋向上电流(a)、自旋向下电流(b)、自旋流(c)和电荷流(d)随温差的变化图
Figure 2. Spin-resolved currents (a), (b), spin current (c) and charge current (d) as a function of temperature difference for S = 1/2.
图 3 S = 1/2时自旋向上电流 (a)、自旋向下电流(b)、自旋流(c)和电荷流(d)随门电压的变化图
Figure 3. Spin-resolved currents (a), (b), spin current (c) and charge current (d) as a function of gate voltage for S = 1/2.
图 4 S = 1时自旋向上电流(a)、自旋向下电流(b)、自旋流(c)和电荷流(d)随门电压的变化图
Figure 4. Spin-resolved currents (a), (b), spin current (c) and charge current (d) as a function of gate voltage for S = 1.
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Google Scholar
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Wang L, Liu J S, Li J, Zhou X L, Chen X R, Liu C F, Liu W M 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 010303
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