Magnetically-Confined Bound States in Rashba Systems
arXiv:1911.03133 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.022052
Abstract
A Rashba nanowire is subjected to a magnetic field that assumes opposite signs in two sections of the nanowire, and, thus, creates a magnetic domain wall. The direction of magnetic field is chosen to be perpendicular to the Rashba spin-orbit vector such that there is only a partial gap in the spectrum. Nevertheless, we prove analytically and numerically that such a domain wall hosts a bound state whose energy is at bottom of the spectrum below the energy of all bulk states. Thus, this magnetically-confined bound state is well-isolated and can be accessed experimentally. We further show that the same type of magnetic confinement can be implemented in two-dimensional systems with strong spin-orbit interaction. A quantum channel along the magnetic domain wall emerges with a non-degenerate dispersive band that lies energetically below the bulk states. We show that this magnetic confinement is robust against disorder and various parameter variations.
arXiv comment6 + 7 pages, 4 figures
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