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Recent theoretical investigations have shown that spin currents can be generated by passing electric currents through spin-orbit coupled mesoscopic systems. Measuring these spin currents has however not been achieved to date. We show how…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-08-17 Peter Stano , Philippe Jacquod

We investigate the twist angle dependence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) proximity effects and charge-to-spin conversion (CSC) in graphene/WSe$_2$ heterostructures from first principles. The CSC is shown to strongly depend on the twist angle,…

We studied the electric current induced in a two-dimensional electron gas by the spin current, in the presence of Rashba and cubic Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions. We found out that the factor relating these currents is not universal,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 L. Y. Wang , A. G. Mal'shukov , C. S. Chu

We show that the spin-current response of a semiconductor crystal to an external electric field is considerably more complex than previously assumed. While in systems of high symmetry only the spin-Hall components are allowed, in systems of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Dimitrie Culcer , R. Winkler

We study spin-resolved transport in a ballistic quantum dot with Rashba spin-orbit coupling, focusing on charge-to-spin conversion and spin Hall effect. In the regime where the dot size is comparable to the Fermi wavelength, we identify a…

It is often assumed that in a superconductor without spin-triplet pairing, the formation of unconventional spin-triplet densities requires the spin-orbit interaction in combination with either broken inversion symmetry or broken…

The generation of spin current and spin polarization in 2DEG Rashba system is considered, in which the spin-orbital coupling (SOC) is modulated by an ac gate voltage. By using non-Abelian gauge field method, we show the presence of an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-18 Cong Son Ho , Mansoor B. A. Jalil , Seng Ghee Tan

Pumping of charge current by spin dynamics in the presence of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction is theoretically studied. Considering disordered electron, the exchange coupling and spin-orbit interactions are treated perturbatively. It is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jun-ichiro Ohe , Akihito Takeuchi , Gen Tatara

Employing unbiased large-scale time-dependent density-matrix renormalization-group simulations, we demonstrate the generation of a charge-current vortex via spin injection in the Rashba system. The spin current is polarized perpendicular to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-16 Florian Lange , Satoshi Ejima , Junji Fujimoto , Tomonori Shirakawa , Holger Fehske , Seiji Yunoki , Sadamichi Maekawa

The existence of spin-currents in absence of any driving external fields is commonly considered an exotic phenomenon appearing only in quantum materials, such as topological insulators. We demonstrate instead that equilibrium spin currents…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-20 Andrea Droghetti , Ivan Rungger , Angel Rubio , Ilya V. Tokatly

The electronic states of a mesoscopic ring are assessed in the presence of Rashba Spin Orbit coupling and a $U(1)$ gauge field. Spin symmetric coupling to an ideal lead is implemented following B\"uttiker's voltage probe. The exact density…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-23 Michael Ellner , Nelson Bolívar , Bertrand Berche , Ernesto Medina

We examine spin-dependent displacement of a single electron, resulting in separation and relocation of the electron wavefunction components, and thus charge parts, corresponding to opposite spins. This separation is induced by a pulse of an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-26 J. Pawłowski , G. Skowron , M. Górski , S. Bednarek

Spin transport properties at finite electric and magnetic fields are studied by using the generalized semiclassical Boltzmann equation. It is found that the spin diffusion equation for non-equilibrium spin density and spin currents involves…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 Y. Qi , S. Zhang

This article reviews steady-state spin densities and spin currents in materials with strong spin-orbit interactions. These phenomena are intimately related to spin precession due to spin-orbit coupling which has no equivalent in the steady…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Dimitrie Culcer

We study nonequilibrium spin dynamics in differentially rotating systems, deriving an effective Hamiltonian for conduction electrons in the comoving frame. In contrast to conventional spin current generation mechanisms that require…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-19 Takumi Funato , Shunichiro Kinoshita , Norihiro Tanahashi , Shin Nakamura , Mamoru Matsuo

The helicity of 3D topological insulator surface states has drawn significant attention in spintronics owing to spin-momentum locking where the carriers' spin is oriented perpendicular to their momentum. This property can provide an…

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

The spin Edelstein effect has proven to be a promising phenomenon to generate spin polarization from a charge current in systems without inversion symmetry. In recent years, a current-induced orbital magnetization, called orbital Edelstein…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-17 Sergio Leiva M. , Jürgen Henk , Ingrid Mertig , Annika Johansson

We demonstrate a spin pump to generate pure spin current of tunable intensity and polarization in the absence of charge current. The pumping functionality is achieved by means of an ac gate voltage that modulates the Rashba constant…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-08-06 Chia-Hui Lin , Chi-Shung Tang , Yia-Chung Chang

We investigate the spin/charge transport in a one-dimensional strongly correlated system by using the adaptive time-dependent density-matrix renormalization group method. The model we consider is a non-half-filled Hubbard chain with a bond…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-13 Yao Yao , Hui Zhao , Joel E. Moore , Chang-Qin Wu