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Engineering a spin-fet: spin-orbit phenomena and spin transport induced by a gate electric field

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2012-07-03 v1

Abstract

In this work, we show that a gate electric field, applied in the base of the field-effect devices, leads to inducing spin-orbit interactions (Rashba and linear Dresselhauss) and confines the transport electrons in a two-dimensional electron gas. On the basis of these phenomena we solve analytically the Pauli equation when the Rashba strength and the linear Dresselhaus one are equal, for a tuning value of the gate electric field Eg\mathcal{E}_g^*. Using the transfer matrix approach, we provide a joint description of the transport by varying the bias electric field, Eb\mathcal{E}_b. We can flip the spin of the incident electrons, or block the spin-down completely. The robustness of this behavior is proved when Eg\mathcal{E}_g^* changes by Eg±δEg\mathcal{E}_g^* \pm \delta \mathcal{E}_g.

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@article{arxiv.1207.0251,
  title  = {Engineering a spin-fet: spin-orbit phenomena and spin transport induced by a gate electric field},
  author = {J. L. Cardoso and H. Hernández-Saldaña},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.0251},
  year   = {2012}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures