Kavli Affiliate: Mamoru Matsuo | Summary:We theoretically investigate the current-induced excitation of torsional vibrations in a suspended carbon nanotube (CNT) quantum dot. By considering a CNT clamped between half-metallic ferromagnetic electrodes with an antiparallel magnetization configuration, we demonstrate that the spin-rotation coupling enables the transfer of angular momentum from electron spins to the mechanical torsional […]
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