Cross-section geometry effects in the subband structure and spin-related properties of a HgTe/CdTe nanowire

Abstract

By means of a multiband effective mass Hamiltonian, a theoretical characterization of the effect of the geometrical features of the confinement profile --in particular, a longitudinal groove-- on the subbands dispersion and spin-related properties of a rectangular HgTe/CdTe nanowire is presented. Through an external electric field applied perpendicular to the wire, the interplay of the induced Rashba spin splitting and these geometrical features is investigated. It is found that by exploiting this interplay a rich complexity of the subband structure arises, permitting the generation and modulation of spin-polarized currents without magnetic fields.

arXiv comment25 pages, 10 figures. Submitted to Physical Review B

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