Topics in two-dimensional systems with spin-orbit interaction /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borunda Bermudez, Mario Francisco
Other Authors: Sinova, Jairo (Thesis advisor)
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2010]
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Online Access:Link to OAK Trust copy

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520 3 |a This dissertation focuses on the study of spin-dependent transport in systems with strong spin-orbit coupling within their band structure. In particular we focus on the anomalous Hall effect, the spin Hall effect, and the Aharonov-Casher effect whose origins, are linked to the presence of spin-orbit coupling. Given the theoretical controversy surrounding these effects we further simplify our studies to semiconductor systems where the band structure is much simpler than in metallic systems with heavy elements. To obtain finite analytical results we focus on reduced dimensions (two and one dimensions) which can be explored experimentally. To set the stage, we discuss the origins of the strong spin-orbit coupling in semiconductors deriving the effective interaction from the Dirac equation. We discuss in detail the skew scattering contribution to the anomalous Hall effect in two-dimensional systems, which is dominant for systems with low impurity concentrations, and find that it is reduced when the two chiral subbands are partially occupied in an electron gas and vanishes for a hole gas, regardless of the band filling. We also present calculations for all contributing mechanisms. We propose a device to test this prediction and study the crossover from the intrinsic to the extrinsic anomalous Hall effect. We calculate all contributions to the anomalous Hall effect in electron systems using the Kubo-Streda formalism. We find that all contributions vanish when both subbands are occupied and that the skew scattering contribution dominates when only the majority subband is occupied. We calculate the interference effects due to spin-orbit interaction in mesoscopic ring structures patterned from HgTe quantum wells related to the Aharonov-Casher effect and the spin Hall effect. We find that the transport properties are affected by the carrier density as well as the spin orbit interaction. We find that the conductivity is larger in hole gas systems. We also show that devices with inhomogenous spin orbit interaction exhibit an electrically controlled spin-flipping mechanism. 
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