• 文献标题:   Trigonal warping induced unusual spin texture and strong spin polarization in graphene with the Rashba effect
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA DS, YU ZM, PAN H, YAO YG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Singapore Univ Technol Design
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.97.085416
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We study the electronic and scattering properties of graphene with moderate Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The Rashba SOC in graphene tends to distort the band structure and gives rise to a trigonally warped Fermi surface. For electrons at a pronouncedly warped Fermi surface, the spin direction exhibits a staircase profile as a function of the momentum, making an unusual spin texture. We also study the spin-resolved scattering on a Rashba barrier and find that the trigonal warping is essential for producing spin polarization of the transmitted current. Particularly, both the direction and strength of the spin polarization can be controlled by kinds of electric methods. Our work unveils that not only SOC but also the geometry of the Fermi surface is important for generating spin polarization.