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Using the Green functions method we study transport properties of surface electrons in topological insulators in the presence of a correlated random exchange field. Such an exchange field may be due to random magnetization with correlated…

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Discovery of novel topological orders of condensed matters is of a significant interest in both fundamental and applied physics due to the associated quantum conductance behaviors and unique symmetry-protected backscattering-immune…

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We investigate a generalized multi-orbital tight-binding model on a triangular lattice, a system prevalent in a wide range of two-dimensional materials, and particularly relevant for simulating transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. We…

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Spin-orbit coupling links a particle's velocity to its quantum mechanical spin, and is essential in numerous condensed matter phenomena, including topological insulators and Majorana fermions. In solid-state materials, spin-orbit coupling…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2013-12-12 Victor Galitski , Ian B. Spielman

We present a theoretical realization of quantum spin and quantum valley Hall effects in silicene. We show that combination of an electric field and intrinsic spin-orbit interaction leads to quantum phase transitions at the charge neutrality…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-17 M. Tahir , A. Manchon , K. Sabeeh , U. Schwingenschlogl

A strong coupling between the electron spin and its motion is one of the prerequisites of spin-based data storage and electronics. A major obstacle is to find spin-orbit coupled materials where the electron spin can be probed and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-11 Christoph Kastl , Paul Seifert , Xiaoyue He , Kehui Wu , Yongqing Li , Alexander Holleitner

Using time dependent simulations, we analyze the trajectories of electrons released from a quantum dot in a waveguide made of a spin-orbit-coupled material (InSb). An electron released from the quantum dot, when driven by an electric field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 B. Szafran , P. Wojcik

3D topological insulators are characterized by an insulating bulk and extended surface states exhibiting a helical spin texture. In this work, we investigate the hyperfine interaction between the spin-charge coupled transport of electrons…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-19 A. Mert Bozkurt , Sofie Kölling , Alexander Brinkman , İnanç Adagideli

We study an electrically controlled quantum spin Hall antidot embedded in a two-dimensional topological insulating bar. Helical edge states around the antidot and along the edges of the bar are tunnel coupled. The close connection between…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-22 Giacomo Dolcetto , Fabio Cavaliere , Dario Ferraro , Maura Sassetti

We study the charge and spin transport under high electric field (up to several kV/cm) on the surface of topological insulator Bi$_2$Se$_3$, where the electron-surface optical phonon scattering dominates except at very low temperature. Due…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-28 P. Zhang , M. W. Wu

We theoretically study the electron transport properties in a ferromagnetic/normal/ferromagnetic tunnel junction, which is deposited on the top of a topological surface. The conductance at the parallel (\textbf{P}) configuration can be much…

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In this paper we have enlightened the spin related issues of tilted Electron vortex beams. We have shown that in the skyrmionic model of electron we can have the spin Hall current considering the tilted type of electron vortex beam. We have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-16 Banasri Basu , Debashree Chowdhury

Coupling of the spin and orbital degrees of freedom on the surface of a strong three-dimensional insulator, on the one hand, and textured magnetic configuration in an adjacent ferromagnetic film, on the other, is studied using a combination…

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We consider "shuttling" of spin-polarized electrons between two magnetic electrodes (half-metals) by a movable dot with a single electronic level. If the magnetization of the electrodes is antiparallel we show that the transmittance of the…

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Since the prediction of a new topological state of matter in graphene, materials acting as topological insulators have attracted wide attention. Shortly after the theoretical proposal for a mercury telluride (HgTe)-based two-dimensional…

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We demonstrate theoretically that a coherent manipulation of electron spins in low-dimensional semiconductor structures with spin-orbit coupling by infrared radiation is possible. The proposed approach is based on using a dipole force…

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Recent advances in manipulation of orbital angular momentum (OAM) within the paradigm of orbitronics present a promising avenue for the design of future electronic devices. In this context, the recently observed orbital Hall effect (OHE)…

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Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-08-19 A. Amaricci , G. Mazza , M. Capone , M. Fabrizio

When an electron moves in a smoothly varying non-collinear magnetic structure, its spin-orientation adapts constantly, thereby inducing forces that act on both the magnetic structure and the electron. These forces may be described by…

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