Temperature-dependent diamagnetic-paramagnetic transitions in metal/semiconductor quantum rings

Neal Blackman and Dentcho A. Genov
Phys. Rev. B 102, 245429 – Published 29 December 2020

Abstract

We present theoretical studies of temperature dependent diamagnetic-paramagnetic transitions in thin quantum rings. Our studies show that the magnetic susceptibility of metal/semiconductor rings can exhibit multiple sign flips at intermediate and high temperatures depending on the number of conduction electrons in the ring (N) and whether or not spin effects are included. When the temperature is increased from absolute zero, the susceptibility begins to flip sign above a characteristic temperature that scales inversely with the number of electrons according to N1 or N1/2, depending on the presence of spin effects and the value of Nmod4. Analytical results are derived for the susceptibility in the low and high temperature limits, explicitly showing the spin effects on the ring Curie constant.

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  • Received 29 July 2020
  • Revised 15 November 2020
  • Accepted 25 November 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.245429

©2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Neal Blackman and Dentcho A. Genov

  • College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA

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Vol. 102, Iss. 24 — 15 December 2020

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