Adiabatic quantum pumping of a desired ratio of spin current to charge current

Abstract

We present a prescription for generating a pure spin current or spin selective current, based on adiabatic quantum pumping in a tight-binding model of a one-dimensional conductor. A formula for the instantaneous pumped current is derived without introducing the scattering matrix. Our calculations indicate that some pumping cycles produce the maximum value 2 of pumped spin while others reverse the direction of current as a result of small alterations of the pumping cycle. We find pumping cycles which produce essentially any ratio of spin current to charge current.