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We investigate systematically how the interplay between Rashba spin-orbit interaction and Zeeman coupling affects the electron transport and the spin dynamics in InGaAs-based 2D electron gases. From the quantitative analysis of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 F. E. Meijer , A. F. Morpurgo , T. M. Klapwijk , T. Koga , J. Nitta

Spintronics is aimed at active controlling and manipulating the spin degrees of freedom in semiconductor devices. A promising way to achieve this goal is to make use of the tunable Rashba effect that relies on the spin-orbit interaction…

Spintronic Terahertz emitters, based on optically triggered spin-to-charge interconversion processes, have recently emerged as novel route towards compact and efficient THz sources. Yet, the next challenge for further…

We have studied the BiCu$_2$/Cu(111) surface alloy using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. We observed standing waves caused by scattering off defects and step edges. Different from previous studies on similar…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-16 Manuel Steinbrecher , Hasmik Harutyunyan , Christian R. Ast , Daniel Wegner

In two-dimensional system, Rashba spin-orbit coupling can lift spin degeneracy and gives the opposite spin chirality of two split Fermi circles from two Rashba bands. Here, we propose a generic model which can produce unconventional Rashba…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-01 Xinliang Huang , Yuhang Xiao , Rui Song , Ning Hao

We present an in-depth study of the spin-orbit (SO) interactions occurring in inversion-asymmetric two-dimensional hole gases at semiconductor heterointerfaces. We focus on common semiconductors such as GaAs, InAs, InSb, Ge, and Si. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-21 E. Marcellina , A. R. Hamilton , R. Winkler , Dimitrie Culcer

Investigating Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations in high magnetic fields, we experimentally infer the electronic band structure of the quasi-two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the ionic-liquid gated amorphous (a)-LaAlO$_3$/KTaO$_3$…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-09-15 Km Rubi , Shengwei Zeng , Femke Bangma , Michel Goiran , A. Ariando , Walter Escoffier , Uli Zeitler

The Rashba Hamiltonian describes the splitting of the conduction band as a result of spin-orbit coupling in the presence of an external field and is commonly used to model the electronic structure of confined narrow-gap semiconductors. Due…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Laurens W. Molenkamp , Georg Schmidt , Gerrit E. W. Bauer

We investigate the local spin polarization texture of Landau levels under Rashba spin-orbit coupling in bulk two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems. In order to analyze the spin polarization as a function of two-dimensional coordinates…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-06-25 T. Fujita , M. B. A. Jalil , S. G. Tan , F. Wan

We study two-dimensional $d$-wave altermagnetic metals taking into account the presence of substrate-induced Rashba spin-orbit coupling. We consider the altermagnet bandstructure using a 2D band Hamiltonian near the $\Gamma$ point under…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-07-18 Peng Rao , Alexander Mook , Johannes Knolle

We investigate the efficiency of charge-to-spin conversion in two-dimensional Rashba altermagnets, a class of materials that merge characteristics of both ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Utilizing quantum linear response theory, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-11 Weiwei Chen , Longhai Zeng , W. Zhu

Van der Waals heterostructures formed by stacking different types of 2D materials are attracting increasing attention due to new emergent physical properties such as interlayer excitons. Recently synthesized atomically thin indium selenide…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-15 Dangqi Fang , Siyu Chen , Yaqi Li , Bartomeu Monserrat

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

Orbital currents and accumulation provide a new avenue to boost spintronic effects in nanodevices. Here we use interconversion effects between charge current and orbital angular momentum to demonstrate a dramatic increase in the magnon spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-03 J. A. Mendoza-Rodarte , M. Cosset-Chéneau , B. J. van Wees , M. H. D. Guimarães

We present a theoretical study of magnetoplasmon spectrum of a two-dimensional electron gas in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI), one-dimensional weak electric modulation and a perpendicular magnetic field. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 M. Tahir , K. Sabeeh

The spin galvanic effect (SGE) describes the conversion of a non-equilibrium spin polarization into a transverse charge current. Recent experiments have demonstrated a large conversion efficiency for the two-dimensional electron gas formed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-12-27 G. Seibold , S. Caprara , M. Grilli , R. Raimondi

We analytically evaluate charge and spin density response functions of the clean two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit coupling at finite momenta and frequencies. On the basis of our exact expressions we discuss the accuracy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Pletyukhov , S. Konschuh

Recent experiments by S. Krishnia et al., Nano Lett. 23, 6785 (2023) reported an unprecedentedly large enhancement of torques upon inserting thin Al layer in Co/Pt heterostructure that suggested the presence of a Rashba-like interaction at…

We present semiclassical and quantum mechanical results for the effects of a strong magnetic field in Quantum Wires in the presence of Rashba Spin Orbit coupling. Analytical and numerical results show how the perturbation acts in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 S. Bellucci , P. Onorato

We demonstrate a current tunable Rashba spin orbit interaction in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) quasi two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) system. Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) measurements are employed to detect and understand the…