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Effect of in-Plane Magnetic Field on Rashba Spin-Orbit Interaction

  • Choi, Won Young;Kwon, Jae Hyun;Chang, Joonyeon;Han, Suk Hee;Koo, Hyun Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.394-394
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    • 2013

  • The spin-orbit interaction has received great attention in the field of spintronics, because of its property and applicability. For instance, the spin-orbit interaction induces spin precession which is the key element of spin transistor proposed by Datta and Das, since frequency of precession can be controlled by electric field. The spin-orbit interaction is classified according to its origin, Dresselhaus and Rashba spin-orbit interaction. In particular, the Rashba spin-orbit interaction is induced by inversion asymmetry of quantum well structure and the slope of conduction band represents the strength of Rashba spin-orbit interaction. The strength of spin-orbit interaction is experimentally obtained from the Shubnikov de Hass (SdH) oscillation. The SdH oscillation is resistance change of channel for perpendicular magnetic field as a result of Zeeman spin splitting of Landau level, quantization of cyclotron motion by applied magnetic field. The frequency of oscillation is different for spin up and down due to the Rashba spin-orbit interaction. Consequently, the SdH oscillation shows the beat patterns. In many research studies, the spin-orbit interaction was treated as a tool for electrical manipulation of spin. On the other hands, it can be considered that the Rashba field, effective magnetic field induced by Rashba effect, may interact with external magnetic field. In order to investigate this issue, we utilized InAs quantum well layer, sandwiched by InGaAs/InAlAs as cladding layer. Then, the SdH oscillation was observed with tilted magnetic field in y-z plane. The y-component (longitudinal term) of applied magnetic field will interact with the Rashba field and the z-component (perpendicular term) will induce the Zeeman effect. As a result, the strength of spin-orbit interaction was increased (decreased), when applied magnetic field is parallel (anti-parallel) to the Rashba field. We found a possibility to control the spin precession with magnetic field.

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Gate-voltage controlled Rashba effect in semiconductor

  • 홍진기;이진서;주성중;이긍원;안세영;이제형;김진상;신경호;이병찬
    • Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.168-169
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    • 2003

  • 최근 세계적 주목을 받고 있는 spin FET 소자는 반도체에 주입된 spin 편향된 전자가 gate voltage(V$_{G}$)에 의해 반도체 계면에 유도된 전기장의 영향을 받아, Spin 세차운동을 하는 mechanism(Rashba 효과)이 근간을 이루고 있다. 작은 band gap을 가지는 반도체(narrow gap 반도체)는 작은 유효질량의 전자에 의해서 이러한 Rashba 효과를 크게 할 수 있어서, spin FET 구현을 위한 강력한 후보이며, 요즘 한창 연구되고 있는 주제이기도 하다. Rashba 효과가 저자기장 영역에서의 weak antilocalization효과로 나타남을 이용하여, 본 논문에서는 metal gate가 형성된 HgCdTe FET를 제작하여(FET1 시료, Fig. 1(a)참조), V$_{G}$에 따른 weak localization(WL) 및 weak antilocalization(WAL) 효과를 얻었다. 또한, Rashba 효과에 의한 spin 세차운동을 측정할 수 있는 소자(FET3 시료, Fig.1(b) 참조)를 제작하여 spin FET 구조에 대하여 연구하였다.

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Electron spin relaxation control in single electron QDs

  • Mashayekhi, M.Z.;Abbasian, K.;Shoar-Ghaffari, S.
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.203-210
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    • 2013

  • So far, all reviews and control approaches of spin relaxation have been done on lateral single electron quantum dots. In such structures, many efforts have been done, in order to eliminate spin-lattice relaxation, to obtain equal Rashba and linear Dresselhaus parameters. But, ratio of these parameters can be adjustable up to 0.7 in a material like GaAs under high-electric field magnitudes. In this article we have proposed a single electron QD structure, where confinements in all of three directions are considered to be almost identical. In this case the effect of cubic Dresselhaus interaction will have a significant amount, which undermines the linear effect of Dresselhaus while it was destructive in lateral QDs. Then it enhances the ratio of the Rashba and Dresselhaus parameters in the proposed structure as much as required and decreases the spin states up and down mixing and the deviation angle from the net spin-down As a result to the least possible value.

  • https://doi.org/10.12989/anr.2013.1.4.203 인용