Generation of spin currents and spin densities in systems with reduced symmetry

Details Generation of spin currents and spin densities in systems with reduced symmetry Generation of spin currents and spin densities in systems with reduced symmetry

2007-08-29

arxiv.org/abs/0708.4009v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 226601 (2007).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.226601

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 lower symmetry other non-spin-Hall components may be present. We argue that, when spin-orbit interactions are present only in the band structure, the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic contributions to the spin current is not useful. We show that the generation of spin currents and that of spin densities in an electric field are closely related, and that our general theory provides a systematic way to distinguish between them in experiment. We discuss also the meaning of vertex corrections in systems with spin-orbit interactions.

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