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石墨烯$p$ - $n$结中的自旋轨道相互作用和蛇态

Spin-orbit interaction and snake states in graphene $p$-$n$ junctions

Dario Bercioux, Alessandro De Martino

摘要:

我们研究了在垂直磁场和自旋轨道相互作用下单层石墨烯中的$p$ - $n$结模型。通过求解势阶的量子力学问题,我们确定了自旋分辨色散朗道能级的精确谱。在零能量附近,我们发现了一对线性色散的零模,它们具有依赖于波矢的自旋极化,可以看作是自旋蛇态的量子类似物。我们表明,Rashba自旋轨道相互作用,特别是,产生了波矢量之间的位移与可观察到的干扰效应的这些模式的色散。这些效应原则上可以提供一种方法来检测Rashba自旋轨道相互作用的存在并测量其强度。我们的研究结果表明,石墨烯$p$ - $n$结在强自旋轨道相互作用的存在下可以用作自旋场效应晶体管中的构建块。

英文摘要:

We study a model of a $p$-$n$ junction in single-layer graphene in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field and spin-orbit interactions. By solving the relevant quantum-mechanical problem for a potential step, we determine the exact spectrum of spin-resolved dispersive Landau levels. Close to zero energy, we find a pair of linearly dispersing zero modes, which possess a wave-vector-dependent spin polarization and can be regarded as quantum analogous of spinful snake states. We show that the Rashba spin-orbit interaction, in particular, produces a wave vector shift between the dispersions of these modes with observable interference effects. These effects can in principle provide a way to detect the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction and measure its strength. Our results suggest that a graphene $p$-$n$ junction in the presence of strong spin-orbit interaction could be used as a building block in a spin field-effect transistor.

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