Spin Transport Properties of Fractal and Non-Fractal Thinfilm
  Spatial behavior of spin transport in a Sierpinski gasket fractal is studied from two dimensions to quasi-one dimension subject to the Rashba spin-orbital coupling. With two normal metal leads represented by self-energy matrix, discretizing the derived continuous Hamiltonian to a tight-binding version, Landauer-Keldysh formalism for nonequilibrium transport can be applied. It was observed that the spin Hall effect presents in the distribution of spin density critically depends on the fractal structure and the shape of the thinfilm. The local spin density and transmission are numerically tested by the present quantum transport calculation for the fractal and non-fractal thinfilm varying from two-dimensional square-lattice into quasi-one dimensional fractal shape (Sierpinski triangles). 
Cheng-Yen Ho and Ching-Ray Chang
cond-mat.mes-hall