The inequality of charge and spin diffusion coefficients
arXiv:0807.2229 · doi:10.1063/1.2951448
Abstract
Since spin and charge are both carried by electrons (or holes) in a solid, it is natural to assume that charge and spin diffusion coefficients will be the same. Drift-diffusion models of spin transport typically assume so. Here, we show analytically that the two diffusion coefficients can be vastly different in quantum wires. Although we do not consider quantum wells or bulk systems, it is likely that the two coefficients will be different in those systems as well. Thus, it is important to distinguish between them in transport models, particularly those applied to quantum wire based devices
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