Coherent and Dissipative Spin Torques in Quantum Dots: A Unified Framework for Quantum Spin Dynamics

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Main Authors: Ruckert, Dominic, Kovarik, Stepan, Schlitz, Richard, Grellmann, Mirco, Vishwakarma, Aishwarya, Gambardella, Pietro, Stepanow, Sebastian
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Published: 2026
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author Ruckert, Dominic
Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Grellmann, Mirco
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
author_facet Ruckert, Dominic
Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Grellmann, Mirco
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
contents The manipulation of single spins through spin-polarized tunneling opens new routes for quantum control at the atomic scale. We present a theoretical framework describing spin-transfer, spin torques and spin resonance in molecular quantum dots weakly coupled to magnetic electrodes. By deriving a Lindblad master equation from microscopic tunneling processes, we capture both coherent exchange interactions and dissipative spin torque effects within a unified approach. We analyze how charge transport through localized orbitals influences spin dynamics and show that modulating the tunneling rates in time can induce electron spin resonance. This framework is further extended to coupled spin systems, revealing how spin coherence and entanglement respond to local spin torques and highlighting sources of transport-driven decoherence. Our results provide a general model to interpret spin-resolved tunneling experiments and extend classical spin torque concepts into the quantum regime.
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spellingShingle Coherent and Dissipative Spin Torques in Quantum Dots: A Unified Framework for Quantum Spin Dynamics
Ruckert, Dominic
Kovarik, Stepan
Schlitz, Richard
Grellmann, Mirco
Vishwakarma, Aishwarya
Gambardella, Pietro
Stepanow, Sebastian
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The manipulation of single spins through spin-polarized tunneling opens new routes for quantum control at the atomic scale. We present a theoretical framework describing spin-transfer, spin torques and spin resonance in molecular quantum dots weakly coupled to magnetic electrodes. By deriving a Lindblad master equation from microscopic tunneling processes, we capture both coherent exchange interactions and dissipative spin torque effects within a unified approach. We analyze how charge transport through localized orbitals influences spin dynamics and show that modulating the tunneling rates in time can induce electron spin resonance. This framework is further extended to coupled spin systems, revealing how spin coherence and entanglement respond to local spin torques and highlighting sources of transport-driven decoherence. Our results provide a general model to interpret spin-resolved tunneling experiments and extend classical spin torque concepts into the quantum regime.
title Coherent and Dissipative Spin Torques in Quantum Dots: A Unified Framework for Quantum Spin Dynamics
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.30173