SU(4) Kondo effect in double quantum dots with ferromagnetic leads

We investigate the spin-resolved transport properties, such as the linear conductance and the tunnel magnetoresistance, of a double quantum dot device attached to ferromagnetic leads and look for signatures of the SU(4) symmetry in the Kondo regime. We show that the transport behavior greatly depend...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2018-02, Vol.97 (8), Article 085404
Main Authors: Weymann, Ireneusz, Chirla, Razvan, Trocha, Piotr, Moca, Cătălin Paşcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Configurations
Crossovers
Dependence
Electrons
Ferromagnetism
Kondo effect
Kondo temperature
Lifts
Magnetic properties
Magnetoresistance
Magnetoresistivity
Polarization (spin alignment)
Quantum dots
Resistance
Transport properties
Tunnel magnetoresistance
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Summary:We investigate the spin-resolved transport properties, such as the linear conductance and the tunnel magnetoresistance, of a double quantum dot device attached to ferromagnetic leads and look for signatures of the SU(4) symmetry in the Kondo regime. We show that the transport behavior greatly depends on the magnetic configuration of the device, and the spin-SU(2) as well as the orbital and spin-SU(4) Kondo effects become generally suppressed when the magnetic configuration of the leads varies from the antiparallel to the parallel one. Furthermore, a finite spin polarization of the leads lifts the spin degeneracy and drives the system from the SU(4) to an orbital-SU(2) Kondo state. We analyze in detail the crossover and show that the Kondo temperature between the two fixed points has a nonmonotonic dependence on the degree of spin polarization of the leads. In terms of methods used, we characterize transport by using a combination of analytical and numerical renormalization group approaches.
ISSN:2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.085404