Electronic spin working mechanically (Review Article)

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Shekhter, R.I., Gorelik, L.Y., Krive, I.V., Kiselev, M.N., Kulinich, S.I., Parafilo, A.V., Kikoin, K., Jonson, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2014
• Subjects: К 100-летию со дня рождения А.А. Галкина
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/119536
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Electronic spin working mechanically (Review Article) / R.I. Shekhter, L.Y. Gorelik, I.V. Krive, M.N. Kiselev, S.I. Kulinich, A.V. Parafilo, K. Kikoin, M. Jonson // Физика низких температур. — 2014. — Т. 40, № 7. — С. 775-792. — Бібліогр.: 83 назв. — англ.

A single-electron tunneling (SET) device with a nanoscale central island that can move with respect to the bulk source- and drain electrodes allows for a nanoelectromechanical (NEM) coupling between the electrical current through the device and mechanical vibrations of the island. Although an electromechanical “shuttle” instability and the associated phenomenon of single-electron shuttling were predicted more than 15 years ago, both theoretical and experimental studies of NEM-SET structures are still carried out. New functionalities based on quantum coherence, Coulomb correlations and coherent electron-spin dynamics are of particular current interest. In this article we present a short review of recent activities in this area.