Electronic Transport through a Waveguide in the Presence of a Magnetic Obstacle

By means of the transfer matrix technique, the electronic transport through a quantum waveguide in the presence of a magnetic obstacle is investigated theoretically. By comparing the calculated conductance spectra of the opposite spin electrons, we find that there exists a notable spin filtering window in the low energy region. Dependences of such a spin filtering window on the size, position and potential strength of the magnetic obstacle are studied in detail.