Reflection and refraction of an electron spin at the junction between two quasi-two-dimensional regions with and without spin-orbit interaction

Electron-dephasing time in a two-dimensional spin-polarized system with Rashba spin-orbit interaction.

We calculate the dephasing time tau(phi)(B) of an electron in a two-dimensional system with a Rashba spin-orbit interaction, spin-polarized by an arbitrarily large magnetic field parallel to the layer. tau(phi)(B) is estimated from the logarithmic corrections to the conductivity within a perturbative approach that assumes weak, isotropic disorder scattering. For any value of the magnetic field,...

Spin-Hall conductivity of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit interaction and magnetic impurities

Abstract The Kubo formula is used to calculate the spin-Hall conductivity σsH in a spin-polarized twodimensional electron system with Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction. As in the case of the unpolarized electron system, σsH is entirely determined by states at the Fermi level, a property that maintains in the presence of magnetic impurities. In the clean limit, the spin-Hall conductivity decrea...

The spin-double refraction in two-dimensional electron gas

We briefly review the phenomenon of the spin-double refraction that originates at an interface separating a two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit coupling from a one without. We demonstrate how this phenomenon in semiconductor heterostructures can produce and control a spin-polarized current without ferromagnetic leads.

Competition between spin-orbit interaction and Zeeman coupling in Rashba two-dimensional electron gases

Spin current and polarization in impure two-dimensional electron systems with spin-orbit coupling.

We derive the transport equations for two-dimensional electron systems with Rashba spin-orbit interaction and short-range spin-independent disorder. In the limit of slow spatial variations, we obtain coupled diffusion equations for the electron density and spin. Using these equations we calculate electric-field induced spin accumulation and spin current in a finite-size sample for an arbitrary ...