Equilibrium edge spin currents in two-dimensional electron systems with spin-orbit interaction

Details Equilibrium edge spin currents in two-dimensional electron systems with spin-orbit interaction Equilibrium edge spin currents in two-dimensional electron systems with spin-orbit interaction

2008-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/0809.5044v1

Physical Review B, Vol.78, No.15, 153302 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.78.153302

We find a specific mechanism of background spin currents in two-dimensional electron systems with spatially nonuniform spin-orbit interaction (SOI) at thermodynamic equilibrium, in particular, in the systems consisting of regions with and without SOI. The spin density flows tangentially to the boundary in the normal and SOI regions within a layer of the width determined by the SOI strength. The density of these edge currents significantly exceeds the bulk spin current density. The spin current is polarized normally to the boundary. The spatial distribution of equilibrium spin currents is investigated in detail in the case of a step-like variation of the SOI strength and potential at the interface.

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