Spin orientation by electric current in (110) quantum wells

Details Spin orientation by electric current in (110) quantum wells Spin orientation by electric current in (110) quantum wells

2011-07-06

arxiv.org/abs/1107.1109v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

8 pages, 2 figures

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We develop a theory of spin orientation by electric current in (110)-grown semiconductor quantum wells. The controversy in the factor of two from two existed approaches is resolved by pointing out the importance of energy relaxation in this problem. The limiting cases of fast and slow energy relaxation relative to spin relaxation are considered for asymmetric (110) quantum wells. For symmetricly-doped structures the effect of spin orientation is shown to exist due to spatial fluctuations of the Rashba spin-orbit splitting. We demonstrate that the spin orientation depends strongly on the correlation length of these fluctuations as well as on the ratio of the energy and spin relaxation rates. The time-resolved kinetics of spin polarization by electric current is also governed by the correlation length being not purely exponential at slow energy relaxation. Electrical spin orientation in two-dimensional topological insulators is calculated and compared with the spin polarization induced by the magnetic field.

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