Publication: Orbital Mechanisms of Electron-Spin Manipulation by an Electric Field
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2003
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Rashba, E. I., and Al. L. Efros. 2003. “Orbital Mechanisms of Electron-Spin Manipulation by an Electric Field.” Physical Review Letters 91 (12) (September 19). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.91.126405.
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A theory of spin manipulation of quasi-two-dimensional (2D) electrons by a time-dependent gate voltage applied to a quantum well is developed. The Dresselhaus and Rashba spin-orbit coupling mechanisms are shown to be rather efficient for this purpose. The spin response to a perpendicular-to-plane electric field is due to a deviation from the strict 2D limit and is controlled by the ratios of the spin, cyclotron and confinement frequencies. The dependence of this response on the magnetic field direction is indicative of the strengths of the competing spin-orbit coupling mechanisms.
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