Current Correlations in Quantum Spin Hall Insulators

Details Current Correlations in Quantum Spin Hall Insulators Current Correlations in Quantum Spin Hall Insulators

2011-05-19

arxiv.org/abs/1105.3872v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 096602 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.096602

We consider a four-terminal setup of a two-dimensional topological insulator (quantum spin Hall insulator) with local tunneling between the upper and lower edges. The edge modes are modeled as helical Luttinger liquids and the electron-electron interactions are taken into account exactly. Using perturbation theory in the tunneling, we derive the cumulant generating function for the inter-edge current. We show that different possible transport channels give rise to different signatures in the current noise and current cross-correlations, which could be exploited in experiments to elucidate the interplay between electron-electron interactions and the helical nature of the edge states.

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