Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2003-06-20
Phys. Rev. B 68, 165311 (2003).
Physics
Condensed Matter
10 pages, 1 figure included. Discussion of experimental impact enlarged; error in calculation of conductivity contribution cor
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.68.165311
In a two-dimensional electron gas as realized by a semiconductor quantum well, the presence of spin-orbit coupling of both the Rashba and Dresselhaus type leads to anisotropic dispersion relations and Fermi contours. We study the effect of this anisotropy on the electrical conductivity in the presence of fixed impurity scatterers. The conductivity also shows in general an anisotropy which can be tuned by varying the Rashba coefficient. This effect provides a method of detecting and investigating spin-orbit coupling by measuring spin-unpolarized electrical currents in the diffusive regime. Our approach is based on an exact solution of the two-dimensional Boltzmann equation and provides also a natural framework for investigating other transport effects including the anomalous Hall effect.
Loss Daniel
Schliemann John
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