Datta-Das transistor for atomtronic circuits using artificial gauge fields

• Main Authors: Madasu, Chetan Sriram, Hasan, Mehedi, Rathod, Ketan Damji, Kwong, Chang Chi, Wilkowski, David
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Physics; Datta-Das Transistor; Degenerate Fermi Gas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164609
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Spin-dependent electrical injection has found useful applications in storage devices, but fully operational spin-dependent semiconductor electronics remain a challenging task because of weak spin-orbit couplings and/or strong spin relaxations. These limitations are lifted considering atoms instead of electrons or holes as spin carriers. In this emerging field of atomtronics, we demonstrate the equivalent of a Datta-Das transistor using a degenerate Fermi gas of strontium atoms as spin carriers in interaction with a tripod laser-beams scheme. We explore the dependence of spin rotation, and we identify two key control parameters which we interpret as equivalent to the gate-source and drain-source voltages of a field effect transistor. Our finding broadens the spectrum of atomtronics devices for implementation of operational spin-sensitive circuits.