Published February 4, 2013 | Version v1
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Energy-loss rate of a fast particle in two-dimensional semiconductors with Rashba spin-orbit coupling

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu (China)
  • 2. School of Physics, University of Wollongong, New South Wales 2522 (Australia)
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China)
  • 4. School of Physics and Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, New South Wales 2522 (Australia)

Description

The energy-loss rate (ELR) of a charged particle in a two-dimensional semiconductor with Rashba spin-orbit coupling is studied. Our model takes into account of the temperature and density dependence of the electronic properties of the Rashba system. The energy and temperature dependence of the ELR are presented. It is found that a finite Rashba spin-orbit coupling offers a mechanism of tuning the mean scattering time in narrow-gap semiconductors. With a change of Rashba parameter of around 3 times, the mean scattering time can change by one to two orders of magnitude.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4790847;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 052113-052113.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44117161
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DENSITY; ELECTRON GAS; ENERGY LOSSES; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERACTIONS; L-S COUPLING; ORBITS; PARTICLES; QUANTUM WELLS; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPIN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TUNING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; COUPLING; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE COUPLING; LOSSES; MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PNICTIDES

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