arXiv · 2607.23589
Spin-Hall devices: spin relaxation spatially separates current injection from Joule dissipation
Abstract
The stationary state of a spin Hall bar connected to an external load circuit is investigated through a variational approach based on the principle of minimum power dissipation generalized to the two-spin-channel model. The self-consistent distributions of longitudinal and transverse current densities, alongside the corresponding spin and charge accumulations and dissipation power in the resistance, are derived. Surprisingly, it is shown that the Joule dissipation vanishes when the load resistance is placed at a sufficiently large distance compared with the spin-relaxation length. Such a highly non-trivial global stationary state appears as the most striking characteristic of the injection of pure spin current compared with more usual current injection.
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Yanbo Qiao, Sariah Al Saati, Jean-Eric Wegrowe. 2026-07-26. Spin-Hall devices: spin relaxation spatially separates current injection from Joule dissipation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23589
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