Controlling spin without magnetic fields -- the Bloch-Rashba rotator
arXiv:2006.06046 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.102.085436
Abstract
We consider the dynamics of a quantum particle held in a lattice potential, and subjected to a time-dependent spin-orbit coupling. Tilting the lattice causes the particle to perform Bloch oscillations, and by suitably changing the Rashba interaction during its motion, the spin of the particle can be gradually rotated. Even if the Rashba coupling can only be altered by a small amount, large spin-rotations can be obtained by accumulating the rotation from successive oscillations. We show how the time-dependence of the spin-orbit coupling can be chosen to maximize the rotation per cycle, and thus how this method can be used to produce a precise and controllable spin-rotator, the Bloch-Rashba rotator, without requiring an applied magnetic field.
arXiv comment6 pages, 6 figures. V2: minor changes, added references
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