Nanospintronics with carbon nanotubes

A. Cottet, T. Kontos, S. Sahoo, H. T. Man, M. S. Choi, W. Belzig, C. Bruder, A. F. Morpurgo, C. Schönenberger

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Abstract

One of the actual challenges of spintronics is the realization of a spin transistor allowing control of spin transport through an electrostatic gate. In this paper, we report on different experiments which demonstrate gate control of spin transport in a carbon nanotube connected to ferromagnetic leads. We also discuss some theoretical approaches which can be used to analyse spin transport in these systems. We emphasize the roles of the gate-tunable quasi-bound states inside the nanotube and the coherent spin-dependent scattering at the interfaces between the nanotube and its ferromagnetic contacts.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberS11
Pages (from-to)S78-S95
JournalSemiconductor Science and Technology
Volume21
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Nov 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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