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Zero-Field Satellites of a Zero-Bias Anomaly

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-07 v1 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

Abstract

Spin-orbit (SO) splitting, ±ωSO\pm \omega_{SO}, of the electron Fermi surface in two-dimensional systems manifests itself in the interaction-induced corrections to the tunneling density of states, ν(ϵ)\nu (\epsilon). Namely, in the case of a smooth disorder, it gives rise to the satellites of a zero-bias anomaly at energies ϵ=±2ωSO\epsilon=\pm 2\omega_{SO}. Zeeman splitting, ±ωZ\pm \omega_{Z}, in a weak parallel magnetic field causes a narrow {\em plateau} of a width δϵ=2ωZ\delta\epsilon=2\omega_{Z} at the top of each sharp satellite peak. As ωZ\omega_{Z} exceeds ωSO\omega_{SO}, the SO satellites cross over to the conventional narrow maxima at ϵ=±2ωZ\epsilon = \pm 2\omega_{Z} with SO-induced plateaus δϵ=2ωSO\delta\epsilon=2\omega_{SO} at the tops.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0201065,
  title  = {Zero-Field Satellites of a Zero-Bias Anomaly},
  author = {V. M. Apalkov and M. E. Raikh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0201065},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages including 2 figures