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Tunable Kondo Effect in a Double Quantum Dot Coupled to Ferromagnetic Contacts

Zitko, Rok; Lim, Jong Soo; López Rosa, Martinek, Jan; Simon, Pascal
Physical Review Letters 108, 166605 (2012)

We investigate the effects induced by ferromagnetic contacts attached to a serial double quantum dot. Spin polarization generates effective magnetic fields and suppresses the Kondo effect in each dot. The superexchange interaction JAFM, tuned by the interdot tunneling rate t, can be used to compensate the effective fields and restore the Kondo resonance when the contact polarizations are aligned. As a consequence, the direction of the spin conductance can be controlled and even reversed using electrostatic gates alone. Our results demonstrate a new approach for controlling spin-dependent transport in carbon nanotube double dot devices.