Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2006-06-14
Journal of Physics :Condensed Matter 18, 9161 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
7 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-8984/18/40/003
We investigate theoretically the electronic structure and transport for a two-level quantum wire with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC) under the irradiation of an external laser field at low temperatures. The photon-induced transitions between SOC-splitted subbands with the same lateral confinement quantum numbers and between subbands with different confinement quantum number are expected. Using the method of equation of motion (EOM) for Keldysh nonequilibrium Green's functions (NGF), we examine the time-averaged density of states (DOS) and the spin polarized conductance for the system with photon polarization perpendicular to the wire direction. Through the analytical analysis and some numerical examples, the interplay effects of the external laser field and the Rashba SOC on both the DOS and the conductance of the system are demonstrated and discussed. It is found that the external laser field can adjust the spin polarization rate and the transport of the quantum wire system with some proper Rashba SOC strengths.
Liao Wenhu
Zhou Guanghui
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