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We study various mechanisms of electron transmission across the corrugations in the graphene sheet. The spin dependence of the electron transmission probability in the rippled graphene is found. The electrons mean free path and transmission…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 M. Pudlak , R. G. Nazmitdinov

Understanding spin physics in graphene is crucial for developing future two-dimensional spintronic devices. Recent studies show that efficient spin-to-charge conversions via either the inverse spin Hall effect or the inverse…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 C. K. Safeer , Franz Herling , Won Young Choi , Nerea Ontoso , Josep Ingla-Aynés , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

The reciprocal interconversion between spin polarization and charge current (CSC) is the focus of intensive theoretical and experimental investigation in spintronics research. Its physical origin stems from the Rashba spin-orbit coupling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-06 Gerson J. Ferreira , Boyu Wang , Jiyong Fu , Roberto Raimondi

The unusual electronic properties of single-layer graphene make it a promising material system for fundamental advances in physics, and an attractive platform for new device technologies. Graphene's spin transport properties are expected to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-23 Mark B. Lundeberg , Joshua A. Folk

Because spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is invisible in the band structure when inversion symmetry exists, whether spins are trivially degenerate or strongly coupled to momentum due to SOC is presumed to make little difference in transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-06 Daniel Kaplan , Ady Stern , Binghai Yan

In spintronics, both electronic charge and spin are used to process and store information. Generation, manipulation, and detection of spin currents are essential for the development of next-generation spintronic technologies. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-15 Diego B. Fonseca , Luiz Felipe C. Pereira , Anderson L. R. Barbosa

Graphene is an ideal material for spin transport as very long spin relaxation times and lengths can be achieved even at room temperature. However, electrical spin injection is challenging due to the conductivity mismatch problem. Spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-30 D. I. Indolese , S. Zihlmann , P. Makk , C. Jünger , K. Thodkar , C. Schönenberger

We present the first findings of the spin transistor effect in the Rashba gate-controlled ring embedded in the p-type self-assembled silicon quantum well that is prepared on the n-type Si (100) surface. The coherence and phase sensitivity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. T. Bagraev , N. G. Galkin , W. Gehlhoff , L. E. Klyachkin , A. M. Malyarenko , I. A. Shelykh

In the current work we have investigated the influence of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on spin-current of a single layer gapped graphene. It was shown that the Rashba coupling has a considerable role in generation of the spin-current of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-20 K. Hasanirokh , J. Azizi , A. Phirouznia , H. Mohammadpour

The integration of the spin degree of freedom in charge-based electronic devices has revolutionised both sensing and memory capability in microelectronics. Further development in spintronic devices requires electrical manipulation of spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 Wenjing Yan , Oihana Txoperena , Roger Llopis , Hanan Dery , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

We present the first findings of the spin transistor effect in the Rashba gate-controlled ring embedded in the p-type self-assembled silicon quantum well that is prepared on the n-type Si (100) surface. The coherence and phase sensitivity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-25 N. T. Bagraev , N. G. Galkin , W. Gehlhoff , L. E. Klyachkin , A. M. Malyarenko , I. A. Shelykh

A minimal model is exactly solved for electron spin transport on a helix. Electron transport is assumed to be supported by well oriented $p_z$ type orbitals on base molecules forming a staircase of definite chirality. In a tight binding…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-26 Ernesto Medina , Luis A. González-Arraga , Daniel Finkelstein-Shapiro , Bertrand Berche , Vladimiro Mujica

In this work, a theoretical study of spin transport in a pseudovalve spin (PSV) heterostructure is conducted. For the semiconductor (SC), the conduction band at the $\Gamma$ point of reciprocal space and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) are…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-24 Julián A. Zúñiga , Arles V. Gil Rebaza , Diego F. Coral Coral

We calculate the intrinsic spin Hall conductivity \sigma^{\mathrm{sH}} of a two-dimensional electron system within a generalized Rashba model, showing that it is, in general, finite and model-dependent. Considering arbitrary band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. L. Krotkov , S. Das Sarma

We study the quantum interference effects induced by the Aharonov-Casher phase in asymmetrically confined two-dimensional electron and heavy-hole ring structures systems taking into account the electrically tunable spin-orbit (SO)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-04-17 M. F. Borunda , Xin Liu , Alexey A. Kovalev , Xiong-Jun Liu , T. Jungwirth , Jairo Sinova

The interplay of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and magnetism gives rise to a plethora of charge-to-spin conversion phenomena that harbor great potential for spintronics applications. In addition to the spin Hall effect, magnets may exhibit a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Alexander Mook , Robin R. Neumann , Annika Johansson , Jürgen Henk , Ingrid Mertig

We propose a mechanism of spin Hall effect in two-dimensional electron gas with spatially random Rashba spin-orbit interaction. The calculations based on the Kubo formalism and kinetic equation show that in contrast to the constant…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 V. K. Dugaev , M. Inglot , E. Ya. Sherman , J. Barnas

Spin drag measurements were performed in a two-dimensional electron system set close to the crossed spin helix regime and coupled by strong intersubband scattering. In a sample with uncommon combination of long spin lifetime and high charge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-05 M. Luengo-Kovac , F. C. D. Moraes , G. J. Ferreira , A. S. L. Ribeiro , G. M. Gusev , A. K. Bakarov , V. Sih , F. G. G. Hernandez

In this review, we describe in detail two important spin-transport phenomena: the extrinsic spin-Hall effect (coming from spin-orbit interactions between electrons and impurities) and the spin-Coulomb drag. The interplay of these two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 E. M. Hankiewicz , G. Vignale

To understand the coupling factor between Rashba spin-orbital interaction and ferromagnetic proximity effect, we design a Monte Carlo algorithm to simulate the spin and charge distributions for the room-temperature Rashba material,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-07-29 C. H. Wong , A. F. Zatsepin