Andreev reflection with spin-flip scattering through a T-shaped double quantum dot

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Li, Yu Xian ^a,b   Choi, Han Yong ^a,c   Lee, Hyun Woo ^d   Liu, Jian Jun ^b  

^a Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP)   (South Korea)

^b HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ANDREEV REFLECTION (AR); HYBRID STRUCTURE; INTRADOT SPIN FLIP PROCESSES; TUNNELING CONDUCTANCE;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 34249945021     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2724832     Document Type: Article

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