Fingerprint of Different Spin-Orbit Terms for Spin Transport in HgTe Quantum Wells

D. G. Rothe, R. W. Reinthaler, C. -X. Liu +3

Using $\vec{k}$$\cdot$$\vec{p}$ theory, we derive an effective four band model describing the physics of the typical two-dimensional topological insulator (HgTe/CdTe quantum well)…