%0 Journal Article
%T Proposal for a local heating driven spin current generator
%A Sun-Yong Hwang
%A Jong Soo Lim
%A Rosa Lopez
%A Minchul Lee
%A David Sanchez
%J Physics
%D 2013
%I arXiv
%R 10.1063/1.4826108
%X We propose a two-terminal spin-orbit interferometer with a hot molecule inserted in one of its arms to generate pure spin currents. Local heating is achieved by coupling the vibrational modes of the molecule to a third (phononic) reservoir. We show that this spin calorimetric effect is due to the combined influence of spin-dependent wave interference and inelastic scattering. Remarkably, the device converts heat flow into spin-polarized current even without applying any voltage or temperature difference to the electronic terminals.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0366v1