Intrinsic Spin Hall Effect

Abstract

A brief review is given on the spin Hall effect, where an external electric field induces a transverse spin current. It has been recognized over 30 years that such effect occurs due to impurities in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. Meanwhile, it was proposed recently that there is also an intrinsic contribution for this effect. We explain the mechanism for this intrinsic spin Hall effect. We also discuss recent experimental observations of the spin Hall effect.

13 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Advances in Solid State Physics, Vol 45(2005), edited by B. Kramer, changes in Sections 3 and 4.2

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