Effects of mechanical rotation on spin currents
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2011-02-22 v2
Abstract
We study the Pauli--Schr\"odinger equation in a uniformly rotating frame of reference to describe a coupling of spins and mechanical rotations. The explicit form of the spin-orbit interaction (SOI) with the inertial effects due to the mechanical rotation is presented. We derive equations of motion for a wavepacket of electrons in two-dimensional planes subject to the SOI. The solution is a superposition of two cyclotron motions with different frequencies and a circular spin current is created by the mechanical rotation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1009.5424,
title = {Effects of mechanical rotation on spin currents},
author = {Mamoru Matsuo and Jun'ichi Ieda and Eiji Saitoh and Sadamichi Maekawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.5424},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures