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Spin-Hall conductivity of a disordered 2D electron gas with Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction
The spin-Hall conductivity of a disordered 2D electron gas has been
calculated for an arbitrary spin-orbit interaction. We have found that in the
diffusive regime of electron transport, in accordance with previous
calculations, the dc spin-Hall conductivity of a homogeneous system turns to
zero due to impurity scattering when the spin-orbit coupling is represented
only by the Rashba interaction. However, when the Dresselhaus interaction is
taken into account, the spin-Hall current is not zero. We also considered the
spin-Hall currents induced by an inhomogeneous electric field. It is shown that
a time dependent electric charge induces a vortex of spin-Hall currents.Comment: 5 pages, figure adde
Probing a non-biaxial behavior of infinitely thin hard platelets
We give a criterion to test a non-biaxial behavior of infinitely thin hard
platelets of symmetry based upon the components of three order
parameter tensors. We investigated the nematic behavior of monodisperse
infinitely thin rectangular hard platelet systems by using the criterion.
Starting with a square platelet system, and we compared it with rectangular
platelet systems of various aspect ratios. For each system, we performed
equilibration runs by using isobaric Monte Carlo simulations. Each system did
not show a biaxial nematic behavior but a uniaxial nematic one, despite of the
shape anisotropy of those platelets. The relationship between effective
diameters by simulations and theoretical effective diameters of the above
systems was also determined.Comment: Submitted to JPS
Suppression of the D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation mechanism for all spin components in [111] zincblende quantum wells
We apply the D'yakonov-Perel' (DP) formalism to [111]-grown zincblende
quantum wells (QWs) to compute the spin lifetimes of electrons in the
two-dimensional electron gas. We account for both bulk and structural inversion
asymmetry (Rashba) effects. We see that, under certain conditions, the spin
splitting vanishes to first order in k, which effectively suppresses the DP
spin relaxation mechanism for all spin components. We predict extended spin
lifetimes as a result, giving rise to the possibility of enhanced spin storage.
We also study [110]-grown QWs, where the effect of structural inversion
asymmetry is to augment the spin relaxation rate of the component perpendicular
to the well. We derive analytical expressions for the spin lifetime tensor and
its proper axes, and see that they are dependent on the relative magnitude of
the BIA- and SIA-induced splittings.Comment: v1: 5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to PRL v2: added 1 figure and
supporting content, PRB forma
Fluids of platelike particles near a hard wall
Fluids consisting of hard platelike particles near a hard wall are
investigated using density functional theory. The density and orientational
profiles as well as the surface tension and the excess coverage are determined
and compared with those of a fluid of rodlike particles. Even for low densities
slight orientational packing effects are found for the platelet fluid due to
larger intermolecular interactions between platelets as compared with those
between rods. A net depletion of platelets near the wall is exhibited by the
excess coverage, whereas a change of sign of the excess coverage of hard-rod
fluids is found upon increasing the bulk density.Comment: 6 pages, 9 figure
Quantum oscillations in the transverse voltage of a channel in the non-linear transport regime
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Spin Orientation and Spin Precession in Inversion-Asymmetric Quasi Two-Dimensional Electron Systems
Inversion asymmetry induced spin splitting of the electron states in quasi
two-dimensional (2D) systems can be attributed to an effective magnetic field B
which varies in magnitude and orientation as a function of the in-plane wave
vector k||. Using a realistic 8x8 Kane model that fully takes into account spin
splitting because of both bulk inversion asymmetry and structure inversion
asymmetry we investigate the spin orientation and the effective field B for
different configurations of a quasi 2D electron system. It is shown that these
quantities depend sensitively on the crystallographic direction in which the
quasi 2D system was grown as well as on the magnitude and orientation of the
in-plane wave vector k||. These results are used to discuss how spin-polarized
electrons can precess in the field B(k||). As a specific example we consider
GaInAs-InP quantum wells.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Spin relaxation dynamics of quasiclassical electrons in ballistic quantum dots with strong spin-orbit coupling
We performed path integral simulations of spin evolution controlled by the
Rashba spin-orbit interaction in the semiclassical regime for chaotic and
regular quantum dots. The spin polarization dynamics have been found to be
strikingly different from the D'yakonov-Perel' (DP) spin relaxation in bulk
systems. Also an important distinction have been found between long time spin
evolutions in classically chaotic and regular systems. In the former case the
spin polarization relaxes to zero within relaxation time much larger than the
DP relaxation, while in the latter case it evolves to a time independent
residual value. The quantum mechanical analysis of the spin evolution based on
the exact solution of the Schroedinger equation with Rashba SOI has confirmed
the results of the classical simulations for the circular dot, which is
expected to be valid in general regular systems. In contrast, the spin
relaxation down to zero in chaotic dots contradicts to what have to be expected
from quantum mechanics. This signals on importance at long time of the
mesoscopic echo effect missed in the semiclassical simulations.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figure
Mesoscopic spin confinement during acoustically induced transport
Long coherence lifetimes of electron spins transported using moving potential
dots are shown to result from the mesoscopic confinement of the spin vector.
The confinement dimensions required for spin control are governed by the
characteristic spin-orbit length of the electron spins, which must be larger
than the dimensions of the dot potential. We show that the coherence lifetime
of the electron spins is independent of the local carrier densities within each
potential dot and that the precession frequency, which is determined by the
Dresselhaus contribution to the spin-orbit coupling, can be modified by varying
the sample dimensions resulting in predictable changes in the spin-orbit length
and, consequently, in the spin coherence lifetime.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
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