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三维拓扑绝缘体中的表面台阶缺陷:自旋的电操纵和量子自旋霍尔效应

Surface Step Defect in 3D Topological Insulators: Electric Manipulation of Spin and Quantum Spin Hall Effect

Yan-Feng Zhou, Ai-Min Guo, Qing-Feng Sun

摘要:

研究了垂直磁场作用下三维拓扑绝缘体中台阶缺陷对表面态的影响。通过计算表面态的能谱,发现朗道能级(LLS)可以形成在表面的平坦区域,并且远离台阶缺陷,在台阶缺陷的侧面出现多个子带。连接到两个第零个LL的子带是自旋极化的和手性的。特别地,当电子输运沿着侧表面时,电子自旋方向可以由栅极电压任意操纵。即使电子自旋方向改变,也不会发生反射。这提供了一个迷人的途径来控制电子自旋容易和连贯。此外,对于高LL指数的子带,存在自旋动量锁定螺旋态,并出现量子自旋霍尔效应。

英文摘要:

We study the influence of step defect on surface states in three-dimensional topological insulators subject to a perpendicular magnetic field. By calculating the energy spectrum of the surface states, we find that Landau levels (LLs) can form on flat regions of the surface and are distant from the step defect, and several subbands emerge at side surface of the step defect. The subband which connects to the two zeroth LLs is spin-polarized and chiral. In particular, when the electron transports along the side surface, the electron spin direction can be manipulated arbitrarily by gate voltage. And no reflection occurs even if the electron spin direction is changed. This provides a fascinating avenue to control the electron spin easily and coherently. In addition, regarding the subbands with high LL index, there exist spin-momentum locking helical states and the quantum spin Hall effect can appear.

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