Frequency-dependent current noise through quantum-dot spin valves

Matthias Braun, Jürgen König, Jan Martinek
2006 Physical Review B  
We study frequency-dependent current noise through a single-level quantum dot connected to ferromagnetic leads with non-collinear magnetization. We propose to use the frequency-dependent Fano factor as a tool to detect single-spin dynamics in the quantum dot. Spin precession due to an external magnetic and/or a many-body exchange field affects the Fano factor of the system in two ways. First, the tendency towards spin-selective bunching of the transmitted electrons is suppressed, which gives
more » ... e to a reduction of the low-frequency noise. Second, the noise spectrum displays a resonance at the Larmor frequency, whose lineshape depends on the relative angle of the leads' magnetizations.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.74.075328 fatcat:gq5ojr56bne6pl6id7mb7lzura