Spin snake states with spin-orbit and Zeeman interactions in an inhomogeneous magnetic field
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2013-10-03 v1
Abstract
We study the spin edge states, induced by the combined effect of Bychkov-Rashba spin-orbit, Zeeman interactions and inhomogeneous magnetic field, exposed perpendicularly to two-dimensional electron systems. We calculate analytically the spectrum of the spin edge states (the spin snakes orbits) in systems where the magnetic field exhibits a discontinuous jump in the transverse direction and changes its sign at the magnetic interface. The obtained magnetic spin edge states in a 2DES exhibit several interesting properties: in particular, electrons reverse their propagation direction at finite values of their momentum.
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@article{arxiv.1310.0571,
title = {Spin snake states with spin-orbit and Zeeman interactions in an inhomogeneous magnetic field},
author = {Vahram Grigoryan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.0571},
year = {2013}
}