• 文献标题:   Spin-resolved scattering through spin-orbit nanostructures in graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BERCIOUX D, DE MARTINO A
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Freiburg
  • 被引频次:   85
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.81.165410
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

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.