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We calculate orbital spin-dependent magnetization in a two-dimensional electron gas with spin-orbit interaction of Rashba type. Such an orbital magnetization is admitted by the time-reversal symmetry of the system, and gives rise to spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-09 A. Dyrdał , V. K. Dugaev , J. Barnaś

In this work, we show that in a four-quantum-dot ring, via introducing a local Rashba spin-orbit interaction the spin bias in the transverse terminals can be detected by observing the charge currents in the longitudinal probes. It is found…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Weijiang Gong , Hui Li , Sha Zhang , Yu Han , Guozhu Wei

Spin polarization induced by an external electric field in graphene is considered theoretically in the linear response regime. The graphene is assumed to be deposited on a substrate which leads to the spin-orbit interaction of Rashba type.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Dyrdał , J. Barnaś , V. K. Dugaev

In-plane magnetization is induced by the Edelstein effect in the Rashba spin-orbit interaction system. However, out-of-plane magnetization is more useful for switching a ferromagnetic memory. We study analytically and numerically…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-16 Motohiko Ezawa

Spin Hall effect and its inverse provide essential means to convert charge to spin currents and vice versa, which serve as a primary function for spintronic phenomena such as the spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance and the spin Seebeck…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-11-03 Yasuhiro Niimi , YoshiChika Otani

In this work, we explore the intriguing spin-momentum locking phenomenon within the Rashba states of antimony (Sb) films. By combining spin pumping with the flow of an external charge current, we reveal the topological properties of surface…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 J. E. Abrão , E. Gomes da Silva , G. Rodrigues-Junior , J. B. S. Mendes , A. Azevedo

An alternating electric field, applied to a quantum dot, couples to the electron spin via the spin-orbit interaction. We analyze different types of spin-orbit coupling known in the literature and find two efficient mechanisms of spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Vitaly N. Golovach , Massoud Borhani , Daniel Loss

In a multilayer comprising ferromagnet and heavy metal, in-plane carrier spin is induced by applied electric current owing to Rashba spin-orbit coupling, while the out-of-plane component is absent. We propose the out-of-plane carrier spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-05-27 Xiao Li , Hua Chen , Qian Niu

We study the coupled dynamics of spin and charge currents in a two-dimensional electron gas in the transport diffusive regime. For systems with inversion symmetry there are established relations between the spin Hall effect, the anomalous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-04-11 P. Schwab , R. Raimondi , C. Gorini

Spin currents in a two dimensional electron gas with Rashba-type spin orbit coupling are derived from a spin connection. Using a functional integral method, we recover the result derived by Sinova {\em et al.}$[ \mathrm{Phys.Rev. Lett. 92,…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Rebei O. Heinonen

Spin-charge interconversion is a very active direction in spintronics. Yet, the complex behaviour of some of the most promising systems such as SrTiO$_3$ (STO) interfaces is not fully understood. Here, on the basis of a 6-band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-11 D. Q. To , T. H. Dang , L. Vila , J. P. Attané , M. Bibes , H. Jaffrès

Large spin splitting at Rashba interface, giving rise to strong spin-momentum locking, is essential for efficient spin-to-charge conversion. Recently, a Cu/Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) interface has been found to exhibit an efficient…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-04-06 Hanshen Tsai , Shutaro Karube , Kouta Kondou , Naoya Yamaguchi , Fumiyuki Ishii , Yoshichika Otani

We calculate the efficiency of infrared optical spin injection in single-layer graphene with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and for in-plane magnetic field. The injection rate in the photon frequency range corresponding to the Rashba splitting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 M. Inglot , V. K. Dugaev , E. Ya. Sherman , J. Barnaś

Electron transport properties in a triple-quantum-dot ring with three terminals are theoretically studied. By introducing local Rashba spin-orbit interaction on an individual quantum dot, we calculate the charge and spin currents in one…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Weijiang Gong , Yisong Zheng , Tianquan Lv

The control of the electron spin by external means is a key issue for spintronic devices. Using spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (SARPES) with three-dimensional spin detection, we demonstrate operando electrostatic spin…

Spin-orbit interaction is usefully classified as extrinsic or intrinsic depending on its origin: the potential due to random impurities (extrinsic), or the crystalline potential associated with the band or device structure (intrinsic). In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-01-19 R. Raimondi , P. Schwab , C. Gorini , G. Vignale

Rashba interfaces have emerged as promising platforms for spin-charge interconversion through the direct and inverse Edelstein effects. Notably, oxide-based two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) display a large and gate-tunable conversion…

When a foreign atom is placed on a surface of a metal, the surrounding sea of electrons responds screening the additional charge leading to oscillations or ripples. On surfaces, those electrons are sometimes confined to two-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Samir Lounis , Andreas Bringer , Stefan Blügel

We develop a theory of designing slit experiments in two-dimensional electron systems with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction. By simulating the spatiotemporal dynamics of electrons passing through a single slit or a double slit, we find…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-22 Kotaro Shimizu , Masahito Mochizuki

Theory of weak localization in two-dimensional high-mobility semiconductor systems is developed with allowance for the spin-orbit interaction. The obtained expressions for anomalous magnetoresistance are valid in the whole range of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. M. Glazov , L. E. Golub