Quantum transport in Rashba spin-orbit materials: A review

Abstract

In this review article we describe spin-dependent transport in materials with spin-orbit interaction of Rashba type. We mainly focus on semiconductor heterostructures, topological insulators, graphene and hybrid structures involving superconductors as well. We start from basic properties of Rashba Hamiltonian in a two dimensional electron gas and then describe transport properties in two- and quasi-one-dimensional systems. The problem of spin current generation and interference effects in mesoscopic devices is described in detail. We address also the role of Rashba interaction on localisation effects in lattices with nontrivial topology, as well as on the Ahronov-Casher effect in ring structures. A brief section, in the end, describes also some related topics including the spin-Hall effect, the transition from weak localisation to weak anti localisation and the physics of Majorana Fermions in hybrid heterostructures involving Rashba materials in the presence of superconductivity.

28 pages and 21 figures, Revised in the text and bibliography compared to first version

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