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We use a novel scanning electron Mach-Zehnder interferometer constructed in a conventional transmission electron microscope to perform inelastic interferometric imaging with free electrons. An electron wave function is prepared in two paths…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 Cameron W. Johnson , Amy E. Turner , F. Javier García de Abajo , Benjamin J. McMorran

We investigate the spin-resolved transport in a two-terminal zigzag graphene nanoribbon device with two independent gate induced Rashba spin-orbit coupling regions and in the presence of strain. By employing a recursive Green's function…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 G. S. Diniz , E. Vernek , F. M. Souza

We investigate quantum coherence of electron spin transported through a semiconductor spintronic device, where spins are envisaged to be controlled by electrical means via spin-orbit interactions. To quantify the degree of spin coherence,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Branislav K. Nikolic , Satofumi Souma

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

Spin-orbit coupling is a manifestation of special relativity. In the reference frame of a moving electron, electric fields transform into magnetic fields, which interact with the electron spin and lift the degeneracy of spin-up and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-09-18 Lorenz Meier , Gian Salis , Ivan Shorubalko , Emilio Gini , Silke Schoen , Klaus Ensslin

We consider quasiballistic electron transmission in a one-dimensional quantum wire subject to both time-independent and periodic potentials of a finger gate that results in a coordinate- and time-dependent Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling. A…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-10-11 Almas F. Sadreev , E. Ya. Sherman

We study spin-dependent transport in a two-dimensional electron gas subject to an external step-like potential $V(x)$ and irradiated by an electromagnetic field (EF). In the absence of EF the electronic spectrum splits into spin sub-bands…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. V. Fistul , K. B. Efetov

Coherent Rashba spin precession along interacting multi-mode quantum channels is investigated, revisiting the theory of coupled Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids. We identify susceptibilities as the key-parameters to govern exponents and Rashba…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Wolfgang Häusler

We report on a general theory for analyzing quantum transport through devices in the Metal-QD-Metal configuration where QD is a quantum dot or the device scattering region which contains Rashba spin-orbital and electron-electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Qing-feng Sun , Jian Wang , Hong Guo

A possibility of controlled manipulation of electron spin states has been investigated for a cylindrical two-dimensional electron gas confined in a semiconductor nanotube/cylindrical nanowire with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-04-03 P. Wójcik , J. Adamowski , M. Wołoszyn , B. J. Spisak

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) interfaces offer a versatile platform for studying emergent quantum phenomena and enabling novel device functionalities. When distinct TMD monolayers are stacked vertically or laterally…

Millikelvin magnetotransport studies are carried out on heavily $n$-doped wurtzite GaN:Si films grown on semi-insulating GaN:Mn buffer layers by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy. The dependency of the conductivity on magnetic field and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-05-06 W. Stefanowicz , R. Adhikari , T. Andrearczyk , B. Faina , M. Sawicki , J. A. Majewski , T. Dietl , A. Bonanni

The spatial separation of electron spins followed by the control of their individual spin dynamics has recently emerged as an essential ingredient in many proposals for spin-based technologies because it would enable both of the two spin…

We calculate the current-voltage characteristic of a one-dimensional band insulator with magnetic field and Rashba spin-orbit coupling which is connected to nonmagnetic leads. Without spin-orbit coupling we find a complete spin-filtering…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-12-02 Thibaut Jonckheere , George Japaridze , Thierry Martin , Roland Hayn

We study the electrical transport properties of a two-dimensional electron gas with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction in presence of a constant perpendicular magnetic field $(B_0 \hat z)$ which is weakly modulated by ${\bf B_1} = B_1 \cos…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 SK Firoz Islam , Tarun Kanti Ghosh

The theory of quasiparticle interference (QPI) for non-centrosymmetric (NCS) superconductors with Rashba spin-orbit coupling is developed using T-matrix theory in Born approximation. We show that qualitatively new effects in the QPI pattern…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-07-03 Alireza Akbari , Peter Thalmeier

In this work, we have studied the spin-dependent ballistic transport and anomalous quantum tunnelling in Bilayer Graphene (BLG) hybrid connected to two Rashba-Zeeman (RZ) leads under an external electric biasing. We investigated the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-26 Saumen Acharjee , Arindam Boruah , Reeta Devi , Nimisha Dutta

We consider the effect of the Rashba spin-orbital interaction and space charge in a ferromagnet-insulator/semiconductor/insulator-ferromagnet junction where the spin current is severely affected by the doping, band structure and charge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Wei Wu , Jinbin Li , Yue Yu , S. T. Chui

The conductance modulations in spin field-effect transistors under finite bias voltages were studied. It was shown that when a finite bias voltage is applied between two terminals of a spin field-effect transistor, the spin precession…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Liangbin Hu , Ju Gao , Shun-Qing Shen

We study the effect of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on the Fermi arcs of topological Dirac semimetals. The Rashba coupling is induced by breaking the inversion symmetry at the surface. Remarkably, this coupling could be enhanced by the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-12 Yuriko Baba , Francisco Domínguez-Adame , Gloria Platero , Rafael A. Molina