Abstract
Recent advances in nanofabrication techniques have enabled the creation of extended uniform tunnel barriers between low-dimensional electron systems. Translational invariance implies approximate conservation of the component of canonical momentum parallel to the barrier in a single tunneling event. We briefly review possibilities to utilize momentum-resolved tunneling for novel spectroscopic and device applications. In particular, it is shown how the interplay between momentum-resolved tunneling and spin-orbit coupling enables the design of a novel spin-filter device without using magnets.
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Governale, M., Zülicke, U. (2003). Momentum-resolved tunneling: Spectroscopic tool and basis for device applications. In: Fazio, R., Gantmakher, V.F., Imry, Y. (eds) New Directions in Mesoscopic Physics (Towards Nanoscience). NATO Science Series, vol 125. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1021-4_12
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