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Using the self-consistent Hartree-Fock approximation for spinless electrons at zero temperature, we study the persistent current of the interacting electron gas in a one-dimensional continuous ring containing a single $\delta$ barrier. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Radoslav Nemeth , Martin Mosko

We present theoretical studies of the intrinsic spin orbit torque (SOT) in a single domain ferromagnetic layer with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) using the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism for a model Hamiltonian. We find that,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-03 A. Kalitsov , S. A. Nikolaev , J. Velev , M. Chshiev , O. Mryasov

A system composed of a conducting planar strip with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC), magnetically coupled to a layer of localized magnetic moments, at equilibrium, is studied within a microscopic Hamiltonian with numerical techniques at…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-02-08 Jose A. Riera

We study the quantum transition from a strongly correlated metal, with heavy fermionic quasiparticles, to a metal with commensurate charge or spin density wave order. To this end, we introduce and numerically analyze a large dimensionality…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Subir Sachdev , Antoine Georges

We define single electron spin qubits in a silicon MOS double quantum dot system. By mapping the qubit resonance frequency as a function of gate-induced electric field, the spectrum reveals an anticrossing that is consistent with an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-12 J. C. C. Hwang , C. H. Yang , M. Veldhorst , N. Hendrickx , M. A. Fogarty , W. Huang , F. E. Hudson , A. Morello , A. S. Dzurak

We show that pure spin Hall current, flowing out of a four-terminal phase-coherent two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) within inversion asymmetric semiconductor heterostructure, contains contributions from both the extrinsic mechanisms…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Branislav K. Nikolic , Liviu P. Zarbo

We investigate the effects of Rashba spin-orbit interactions on the electronic band-structure and corresponding wave-functions of graphene. By exactly solving a tight-binding model Hamiltonian we obtain the expected splitting of the bands…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-05-08 Mahdi Zarea , Nancy Sandler

The study of interacting topological bands with a tunable bandwidth offers a unique platform to study the interplay of intertwined orders and emergent non-electronic excitations. Here we design a time-reversal symmetric and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-08-01 Xuepeng Wang , J. F. Mendez-Valderrama , Johannes S. Hofmann , Debanjan Chowdhury

It is experimentally shown that the critical current for onset of spin-torque instability in current-perpendicular-to-plane spin-valves can be strongly enhanced using "synthetic ferrimagnet" free-layers of form FM1/Ru/FM2 (FM=ferrromagnet).…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 Neil Smith , Stefan Maat , Matthew J. Carey , Jeffrey R. Childress

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

We determine, using a self consistent method, the charge and spin currents in ballistic Josephson junctions consisting of ferromagnetic ($F$) layers sandwiched between superconducting ($S$) electrodes ($SFS$-type junctions). When there are…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-11-24 Klaus Halterman , Oriol T. Valls , Chien-Te Wu

We consider theoretically the impact of Rashba spin-orbit coupling on spin torque oscillators (STOs) in synthetic ferromagnets and antiferromagnets that have either a bulk multilayer or a thin film structure. The synthetic magnets consist…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-27 Øyvind Johansen , Jacob Linder

Recently, we have introduced a novel inter-subband-induced spin-orbit (s-o) coupling [Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 076603 (2007); cond-mat/0607218] arising in \textit{symmetric} wells with at least two subbands. This new s-o coupling gives rise to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-08-24 Esmerindo Bernardes , John Schliemann , J. Carlos Egues , Daniel Loss

In this study, we propose an alternative route to achieving topological superconductivity (TSC). Our approach applies to a new class of correlated noncentrosymmetric materials that host two spin-split Fermi surfaces with identical spin…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-28 Lichuan Wang , Ran Wang , Xinliang Huang , Xianxin Wu , Ning Hao

One of the most important physical effects in condensed matter physics is the Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC), introduced in seminal works by Emmanuel Rashba. In this article, we discuss, describe, and review (providing critical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-24 Sankar Das Sarma , Katharina Laubscher , Haining Pan , Jay D. Sau , Tudor D. Stanescu

In this paper we study the relativistic quantum dynamics of a massless fermion confined in a quantum ring. We use a model of confining potential and introduce the interaction via Dirac oscillator coupling, which provides ring confinement…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-01 Jose Amaro Neto , M. J. Bueno , Claudio Furtado

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 theoretically study the influence of the $k$-cubic Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the correlation effects of magnetic impurities by combining the variational method and the Hirsch-Fye quantum Monte Carlo (HFQMC) simulations.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-05-10 Xiong-Tao Peng , Fang Lin , Liang Chen , Lin Li , Dong-Hui Xu , Jin-Hua Sun

An asymmetric triangular potential well provides the simplest model for the confinement of mobile electrons at the interface between two insulating oxides, such as LaAlO_3 and SrTiO_3 (LAO/STO). These electrons have been recently shown to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-13 Lorien H. Hayden , R. Raimondi , M. E. Flatte' , G. Vignale

The cooperative effect of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and Coulomb attraction in stabilizing topological spin-triplet excitonic condensates (ECs) in two-dimensional electron-hole systems in external magnetic field is investigated by…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-11 Quoc-Huy Ninh , Huu-Nha Nguyen , Van-Nham Phan