Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1596953 | Solid State Communications | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We argue that a pseudo-one-dimensional electron gas is magnetized when a voltage bias is applied with the Fermi level tuned to be in the energy gap generated by a spin–orbit interaction. The magnetization is an indication of spin-carrying currents due to the spin–orbit interaction. The origin of the magnetization, however, is essentially different from the “spin accumulation” in two-dimensional systems with spin–orbit interactions.
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Authors
Naomichi Hatano, Ryōen Shirasaki, Hiroaki Nakamura,