Anisotropic current-induced spin accumulation in the two-dimensional electron gas with spin-orbit coupling

2006/11/30 by Maxim Trushin, John Schliemann · 5 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.75.155323

published as Phys. Rev. B 75, 155323 (2007) · extended version of the previous submission: 6 pages, 1 fig

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Abstract

We investigate the magnetoelectric (or inverse spin-galvanic) effect in the two-dimensional electron gases with both Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit couplings using an exact solution of the Boltzmann equation for electron spin and momentum. The spin response to an in-plane electric field turns out to be highly anisotropic, while the usual charge conductivity remains isotropic, contrary to earlier statements.

Citations

• Spin polarization of conduction electrons induced by electric current in two-dimensional asymmetric electron systems
• Spin-Orbit Coupling Effects in Zinc Blende Structures
• Dissipationless Quantum Spin Current at Room Temperature

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