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GaAs(110)上Bi链的巨自旋轨道诱导自旋劈裂

Giant Spin-Orbit-Induced Spin Splitting in Bi Chains on GaAs(110)

Hyun-Jung Kim, Jun-Hyung Cho

摘要:

寻找具有巨Rashba型自旋分裂的一维电子系统对于自旋输运的应用具有重要意义。在这里,我们报告,基于第一性原理密度泛函理论计算,形成在异质GaAs(110)表面上的Bi锯齿形链具有巨大的表面态自旋分裂。这种巨大的自旋分裂被揭示源于自旋轨道耦合(SOC)和电偶极相互作用,它们被以下因素显著增强:(i)由于强SOC诱导的Bi px,py,和pz轨道和(ii)大的平面外和平面内,平面电势梯度由两个几何和电子不等效的Bi原子与Ga和As原子键合产生。结果表明,Bi/GaAs(110)界面系统的面内和面外不对称性在产生具有面内和面外自旋分量的巨自旋劈裂中具有重要意义.

英文摘要:

The search for one-dimensional electron systems with a giant Rashba-type spin splitting is of importance for the application of spin transport. Here we report, based on a first-principles density-functional-theory calculation, that Bi zigzag chains formed on a heterogeneous GaAs(110) surface have a giant spin splitting of surface states. This giant spin splitting is revealed to originate from spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and electric dipole interaction that are significantly enhanced by (i) the asymmetric surface charge distribution due to the strong SOC-induced hybridization of the Bi px , py , and pz orbitals and (ii) the large out-of-plane and in-plane potential gradients generated by two geometrically and electronically inequivalent Bi atoms bonding to Ga and As atoms. The results demonstrate an important implication of the in-plane and out-of-plane asymmetry of the Bi/GaAs(110) interface system in producing the giant spin splitting with the in-plane and out-of-plane spin components.

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