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Spin-resolved scattering through spin-orbit nanostructures in graphene

Bercioux, D. & De Martino, A. (2010). Spin-resolved scattering through spin-orbit nanostructures in graphene. Physical Review B (PRB), 81(16), doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.165410

Abstract

We address the problem of spin-resolved scattering through spin-orbit nanostructures in graphene, i.e., regions of inhomogeneous spin-orbit coupling on the nanometer scale. We discuss the phenomenon of spin-double refraction and its consequences on the spin polarization. Specifically, we study the transmission properties of a single and a double interface between a normal region and a region with finite spin-orbit coupling, and analyze the polarization properties of these systems. Moreover, for the case of a single interface, we determine the spectrum of edge states localized at the boundary between the two regions and study their properties.

Publication Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Mathematics
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