Spin-selective localization due to intrinsic spin-orbit coupling

Details Spin-selective localization due to intrinsic spin-orbit coupling Spin-selective localization due to intrinsic spin-orbit coupling

2008-04-17

arxiv.org/abs/0804.2706v3

Phys. Rev. B 79 (2009) 085114

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

7 pages, 1 figure

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.79.085114

We study spin-dependent diffusive transport in the presence of a tunable spin-orbit (SO) interaction in a two-dimensional electron system. The spin precession of an electron in the SO coupling field is expressed in terms of a covariant curvature, affecting the quantum interference between different electronic trajectories. Controlling this curvature field by modulating the SO coupling strength and its gradients by, e.g., electric or elastic means, opens intriguing possibilities for exploring spin-selective localization physics. In particular, applying a weak magnetic field allows the control of the electron localization independently for two spin directions, with the spin-quantization axis that could be "engineered" by appropriate SO interaction gradients.

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