Spin generation away from boundaries by nonlinear transport

dc.creatorFinkler, Ilya G.
dc.creatorEngel, Hans-Andreas
dc.creatorRashba, Emmanuel I.
dc.creatorHalperin, Bertrand I.
dc.date2007-03-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:13:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:13:12Z
dc.descriptionIn several situations of interest, spin polarization may be generated far from the boundaries of a sample by nonlinear effects of an electric current, even when such a generation is forbidden by symmetry in the linear regime. We present an analytically solvable model where spin accumulation results from a combination of current gradients, nonlinearity, and cubic anisotropy. Further, we show that even with isotropic conductivity, nonlinear effects in a low symmetry geometry can generate spin polarization far away from boundaries. Finally, we find that drift from the boundaries results in spin polarization patterns that dominate in recent experiments on GaAs by Sih et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 096605 (2006)].
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703654
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703654
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 75, 241202(R) (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.241202
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132716
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleSpin generation away from boundaries by nonlinear transport
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