Multiple Scattering Theory for Two-dimensional Electron Gases in the Presence of Spin-Orbit Coupling
arXiv:cond-mat/0507528 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.73.035325
Abstract
In order to model the phase-coherent scattering of electrons in two-dimensional electron gases in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling, a general partial-wave expansion is developed for scattering from a cylindrically symmetric potential. The theory is applied to possible electron flow imaging experiments using a moveable scanning probe microscope tip. In such experiments, it is demonstrated theoretically that the Rashba spin-orbit coupling can give rise to spin interference effects, even for unpolarized electrons at nonzero temperature and no magnetic field.
arXiv comment34 pages, 7 figures
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