Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2007-09-03
Phys. Rev. B 77, 045324 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
7 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.77.045324
We re-express the Rashba and Dresselhaus interactions as non-Abelian spin-orbit gauges and provide a new perspective in understanding the persistent spin helix [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 236601 (2006)]. A spin-orbit interacting system can be transformed into a free electron gas in the equal-strength Rashba-Dresselhaus [001] linear model, the Dresselhaus [110] linear model, and a one-dimensional system. A general tight-binding Hamiltonian for non-uniform spin-orbit interactions and hoppings along arbitrary directions, within the framework of finite difference method, is obtained. As an application based on this Hamiltonian, a quantum square ring in contact with two ideal leads is found to exhibit four states, insulating, spin-filtering, spin-flipping, and spin-keeping states.
Chang Ching-Ray
Chen Son-Hsien
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