919 research outputs found
Spin-orbit-induced correlations of the local density of states in two-dimensional electron gas
We study the local density of states (LDOS) of two-dimensional electrons in
the presence of spin-orbit (SO) coupling. Although SO coupling has no effect on
the average density of states, it manifests itself in the correlations of the
LDOS. Namely, the correlation function acquires two satellites centered at
energy difference equal to the SO splitting, , of the electron
Fermi surface. For a smooth disorder the satellites are well separated from the
main peak. Weak Zeeman splitting in a parallel
magnetic field causes an anomaly in the shape of the satellites. We consider
the effect of SO-induced satellites in the LDOS correlations on the shape of
the correlation function of resonant-tunneling conductances at different
source-drain biases, which can be measured experimentally. This shape is
strongly sensitive to the relation between and .Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
De Haas-van Alphen effect in two- and quasi two-dimensional metals and superconductors
An analytical form of the quantum magnetization oscillations (de Haas-van
Alphen effect) is derived for two- and quasi two-dimensional metals in normal
and superconducting mixed states. The theory is developed under condition that
the chemical potential is much greater than the cyclotron frequency, which is
proved to be valid for using grand canonical ensemble in the systems of low
dimensionality. Effects of impurity, temperature, spin-splitting and vortex
lattice - in the case of superconductors of type II -, are taken into account.
Contrary to the three dimensional case, the oscillations in sufficiently pure
systems of low dimensionality and at sufficiently low temperatures are
characterized by a saw-tooth wave form, which smoothened with temperature and
concentration of impurities growth. In the normal quasi two-dimensional
systems, the expression for the magnetization oscillations includes an extra
factor expressed through the transfer integral between the layers. The
additional damping effect due to the vortex lattice is found. The criterion of
proximity to the upper critical field for the observation of de Haas-van Alphen
effect in the superconducting mixed state is established.Comment: 18 pages, Latex, revised versio
Quasi-ballistic transport in HgTe quantum-well nanostructures
The transport properties of micrometer scale structures fabricated from
high-mobility HgTe quantum-wells have been investigated. A special photoresist
and Ti masks were used, which allow for the fabrication of devices with
characteristic dimensions down to 0.45 m. Evidence that the transport
properties are dominated by ballistic effects in these structures is presented.
Monte Carlo simulations of semi-classical electron trajectories show good
agreement with the experiment.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures; minor revisions: replaced "inelastic mean free
path" with "transport mean free path"; corrected typing errors; restructered
most paragraphs for easier reading; accepted for publication in AP
Interacting fermions in two dimensions: beyond the perturbation theory
We consider a system of 2D fermions with short-range interaction. A
straightforward perturbation theory is shown to be ill-defined even for an
infinitesimally weak interaction, as the perturbative series for the
self-energy diverges near the mass shell. We show that the divergences result
from the interaction of fermions with the zero-sound collective mode. By
re-summing the most divergent diagrams, we obtain a closed form of the
self-energy near the mass shell. The spectral function exhibits a threshold
feature at the onset of the emission of the zero-sound waves. We also show that
the interaction with the zero sound does not affect a non-analytic,
-part of the specific heat.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Two-dimensional magnetoexcitons in the presence of spin-orbit coupling
We study theoretically the effect of spin-orbit coupling on quantum well
excitons in a strong magnetic field. We show that, in the presence of an
in-plane field component, the excitonic absorption spectrum develops a
double-peak structure due to hybridization of bright and dark magnetoexcitons.
If the Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit constants are comparable, the
magnitude of splitting can be tuned in a wide interval by varying the azimuthal
angle of the in-plane field. We also show that the interplay between spin-orbit
and Coulomb interactions leads to an anisotropy of exciton energy dispersion in
the momentum plane. The results suggest a way for direct optical measurements
of spin-orbit parameters.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Observation of exchange Coulomb interactions in the quantum Hall state at nu=3
Coulomb exchange interactions of electrons in the nu=3 quantum Hall state are
determined from two inter-Landau level spin-flip excitations measured by
resonant inelastic light scattering. The two coupled collective excitations are
linked to inter-Landau level spin-flip transitions arising from the N=0 and N=1
Landau levels. The strong repulsion between the two spin-flip modes in the
long-wave limit is clearly manifested in spectra displaying Coulomb exchange
contributions that are comparable to the exchange energy for the quantum Hall
state at nu=1. Theoretical calculations within the Hartree-Fock approximation
are in a good agreement with measured energies of spin-flip collective
excitations.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in PRB Rapid Communication
Hanle effect driven by weak-localization
The influence of weak localization on Hanle effect in a two-dimensional
system with spin-split spectrum is considered. We show that weak localization
drastically changes the dependence of stationary spin polarization
on external magnetic field In particular, the non-analytic dependence of
on is predicted for III-V-based quantum wells grown in
[110] direction and for [100]-grown quantum wells having equal strengths of
Dresselhaus and Bychkov-Rashba spin-orbit coupling. It is shown that in weakly
localized regime the components of are discontinuous at At
low the magnetic field-induced rotation of the stationary polarization is
determined by quantum interference effects. This implies that the Hanle effect
in such systems is totally driven by weak localization.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Radial Spin Helix in Two-Dimensional Electron Systems with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling
We suggest a long-lived spin polarization structure, a radial spin helix, and
study its relaxation dynamics. For this purpose, starting with a simple and
physically clear consideration of spin transport, we derive a system of
equations for spin polarization density and find its general solution in the
axially symmetric case. It is demonstrated that the radial spin helix of a
certain period relaxes slower than homogeneous spin polarization and plain spin
helix. Importantly, the spin polarization at the center of the radial spin
helix stays almost unchanged at short times. At longer times, when the initial
non-exponential relaxation region ends, the relaxation of the radial spin helix
occurs with the same time constant as that describing the relaxation of the
plain spin helix.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure
Extra Spin-Wave mode in Quantum Hall systems. Beyond the Skyrmion Limit
We report on the observation of a new spin mode in a quantum Hall system in
the vicinity of odd electron filling factors under experimental conditions
excluding the possibility of Skyrmion excitations. The new mode having
presumably zero energy at odd filling factors emerges at small deviations from
odd filling factors and couples to the spin-exciton. The existence of an extra
spin mode assumes a nontrivial magnetic order at partial fillings of Landau
levels surrounding quantum Hall ferromagnets other then the Skyrmion crystal.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Suppression of spin-orbit effects in 1D system
We report the absence of spin effects such as spin-galvanic effect, spin
polarization and spin current under static electric field and
inter-spin-subband absorption in 1D system with spin-orbit interaction of
arbitrary form. It was also shown that the accounting for the direct
interaction of electron spin with magnetic field violates this statement.Comment: 8 pages, 1Figur
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