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Tunable synthetic spin-orbit coupling (s-SOC) is one of the key challenges in various quantum systems, such as ultracold atomic gases, topological superconductors, and semiconductor quantum dots. Here we experimentally demonstrate…

We report on the influence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in the Fe-based superconductors (FeSCs) via application of circularly-polarized spin and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We combine this technique in representative members…

We evaluate the distribution of Hall conductances in magnetic subbands of two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit (SO) coupling placed in a periodic potential and perpendicular magnetic field. In this semiconductor structure the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. Ya. Demikhovskii , A. A. Perov

A key concept in the emerging field of spintronics is the gate voltage or electric field control of spin precession via the effective magnetic field generated by the Rashba spin orbit interaction. Here, we demonstrate the generation and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-04 Dong Liang , Xuan P. A. Gao

Our recent study [Phys. Rev. B 103, 085309 (2021)] verified the existence of $\bf{k}$-linear Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) of two-dimensional hole gases in quantum wells (QWs) which originates from a combination of heavy-hole-light-hole…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-17 Jia-Xin Xiong , Shan-Guan , Jun-Wei Luo , Shu-Shen Li

We explain how Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), or in a conventional $s$-wave superconductor, can lead to a large magnetoresistance even with one ferromagnet. However, such enhanced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-15 Chenghao Shen , Ranran Cai , Alex Matos-Abiague , Wei Han , Jong E. Han , Igor Zutic

In this study, we investigate the spin susceptibility in the superconducting state of a multilayer system with a layer-dependent Rashba spin-orbit coupling, representing a locally non-centrosymmetric superconductor. We show that the charge…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-03-07 Daisuke Maruyama , Manfred Sigrist , Youichi Yanase

We demonstrate clear weak anti-localization (WAL) effect arising from induced Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in WS$_2$-covered single-layer and bilayer graphene devices. Contrary to the uncovered region of a shared single-layer graphene…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-13 Bowen Yang , Min-Feng Tu , Jeongwoo Kim , Yong Wu , Hui Wang , Jason Alicea , Ruqian Wu , Marc Bockrath , Jing Shi

We investigate theoretically the electronic structure and transport for a two-level quantum wire with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) under the irradiation of an external laser field at low temperatures. The photon-induced transitions…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Guanghui Zhou , Wenhu Liao

The Rashba spin-orbit coupling arising from structure inversion asymmetry couples spin and momentum degrees of freedom providing a suitable (and very intensively investigated) environment for spintronic effects and devices. Here we show…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 Goetz Seibold , Sergio Caprara , Marco Grilli , Roberto Raimondi

Spin-orbit interaction accounts for the coupling of momentum and spin degrees of freedom of electrons and holes in semiconductor materials. In quantum information processing, it allows for electrical control of spin states and for the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-12 M. P. Hynes , D. Burke , K. Ganesh , A. Vekris , B. J. Villis , J. C. Gartside , T. Kanne , J. Nygård , K. Moors , W. R. Branford , M. R. Connolly , M. R. Buitelaar

During the last years there has been much interest, and theoretical discussion, about the possibility to use spin-orbit coupling to control the carriers spins in two-dimensional semiconducting heterostructures. Spin polarization at the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 A. A. Reynoso , G. Usaj , C. A. Balseiro

We investigate the nature of the superconducting state in curved nanostructures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC). In bent nanostructures with inhomogeneous curvature we find a local enhancement or suppression of the superconducting…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-09-27 Zu-Jian Ying , Mario Cuoco , Carmine Ortix , Paola Gentile

A systematic numerical investigation of spin-orbit fields in the conduction bands of III-V semiconductor nanowires is performed. Zinc-blende InSb nanowires are considered along [001], [011], and [111] directions, while wurtzite InAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-13 Tiago Campos , Paulo E. Faria Junior , Martin Gmitra , Guilherme M. Sipahi , Jaroslav Fabian

We report on an experimental study of the spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in an epitaxially grown free-standing InAs nanosheet in a dual-gate field-effect device. Gate-transfer characteristic measurements show that independent tunings of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-22 Furong Fan , Yuanjie Chen , Dong Pan , Jianhua Zhao , H. Q. Xu

We investigate the effect of the twist angle on the proximity spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in graphene/NbSe$_2$ heterostructures from first principles. The low-energy Dirac bands of several different commensurate twisted supercells are fitted…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-01 Thomas Naimer , Martin Gmitra , Jaroslav Fabian

Among the many remarkable properties of diamond, the ability to superconduct when heavily doped with boron has attracted much interest in the carbon community. When considering the nanocrystalline boron doped system, the reduced…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-10-28 Somnath Bhattacharyya , Davie Mtsuko , Christopher Allen , Christopher Coleman

We develop an InAs nanowire gate-all-around field-effect transistor using a transparent conductive zinc oxide (ZnO) gate electrode, which is in-situ atomic layer deposited after growth of gate insulator of Al2O3. We perform…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-08 Keiko Takase , Kouta Tateno , Satoshi Sasaki

We study the impact of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) on the stability of charge-density wave (CDW) in systems with large electron-phonon coupling (EPC). Here, the EPC is considered in the framework of the Holstein model at the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-11-21 Rodrigo A. Fontenele , Sebastião dos Anjos Sousa-Júnior , Tarik P. Cysne , Natanael C. Costa

There is steadily increasing evidence that the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formed at the interface of some insulating oxides like LaAlO3/SrTiO3 and LaTiO3/SrTiO3 is strongly inhomogeneous. The inhomogeneous distribution of electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-06-21 N. Bovenzi , S. Caprara , M. Grilli , R. Raimondi , N. Scopigno , G. Seibold