• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Quantized conductance and evidence for zitterbewegung in InAs spin filters
  • Contributor: Benter, Till; Lehmann, Hauke; Matsuyama, Toru; Hansen, Wolfgang; Heyn, Christian; Merkt, Ulrich; Jacob, Jan
  • imprint: AIP Publishing, 2013
  • Published in: Applied Physics Letters
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4807435
  • ISSN: 0003-6951; 1077-3118
  • Keywords: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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  • Description: <jats:p>We present measurements of the electron transport in top-gated InAs spin-filter cascades. The cascades consist of a first filter stage that acts as a polarizer, a center wire, and a second filter stage that acts as an analyzer. Conductance quantization indicates quasi-ballistic transport in these rather large devices. Oscillations of the conductances of the second filter's outputs with the strength of an in-plane magnetic field perpendicular to the center wire provide evidence of the so-called zitterbewegung and substantiate the interpretation of the conductance imbalance at the second filter as the consequence of a spin polarization.</jats:p>