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Nanomechanics of a magnetic shuttle device

  • Sergei I Kulinich
  • , Leonid Y. Gorelik
  • , A V Parafilo
  • , Ilya V Krive
  • , Robert I Shekhter
  • , Y. W. Park
  • , Mats Jonson

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    Abstract

    We show that self sustained mechanical vibrations in a model magnetic shuttle device can be driven by both the charge and the spin accumulated on the movable central island of the device. Different scenarios for how spin- and charge-induced shuttle instabilities may develop are discussed and shown to depend on whether there is a Coulomb blockade of tunneling or not. The crucial role of electronic spin flips in a magnetically driven shuttle is established and shown to cause giant magnetoresistance and dynamic magnetostriction effects.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number1.4897412
    Pages (from-to)907
    Number of pages8
    JournalLow Temperature Physics
    Volume40
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014

    Keywords

    • Nanomechanics
    • single-electron tunneling

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