On the Evaluation of the Spin Galvanic Effect in Lattice Models with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Response Functions
3. Analytic Evaluation of the SGE in the Clean and Dirty Limit for a Free Electron Gas with RSOC
3.1. Clean Limit
3.2. Disorder Limit
4. Evaluation of the Spin Galvanic Effect for a Disordered Lattice Model with RSOC
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Seibold, G.; Caprara, S.; Grilli, M.; Raimondi, R. On the Evaluation of the Spin Galvanic Effect in Lattice Models with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling. Condens. Matter 2018, 3, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030022
Seibold G, Caprara S, Grilli M, Raimondi R. On the Evaluation of the Spin Galvanic Effect in Lattice Models with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling. Condensed Matter. 2018; 3(3):22. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030022
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeibold, Götz, Sergio Caprara, Marco Grilli, and Roberto Raimondi. 2018. "On the Evaluation of the Spin Galvanic Effect in Lattice Models with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling" Condensed Matter 3, no. 3: 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030022