Spin-orbit coupling and electron-phonon scattering - Fachbereich ...
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2.3 Electron transport in one-dimensional systems with Rashba effect 41<br />
κ 1 ,k SO1 ,E 01 κ 2 ,k SO2 ,E 02<br />
κ n ,k SOn ,E 0n<br />
a b z x<br />
I II XX<br />
Figure 2.10: System of stepwise constant external fields with multiple interfaces.<br />
with the normalisation matrix<br />
⎛<br />
⎞<br />
N k+ 0 0 0<br />
N = ⎜ 0 N k− 0 0<br />
⎟<br />
⎝ 0 0 N k+ 0 ⎠ , (2.55)<br />
0 0 0 N k−<br />
<strong>and</strong> the matrix of phase coefficients<br />
Ψ κ (a) =<br />
⎛<br />
e ik +a<br />
0 0 0<br />
⎜<br />
⎝<br />
0 e ik −a<br />
0 0<br />
0 0 e −ik +a<br />
0<br />
0 0 0 e −ik −a<br />
⎞<br />
⎟<br />
⎠ , (2.56)<br />
⎛<br />
⎞<br />
ξ k+ ξ k− −ξ k+ −ξ k−<br />
ˆm = ⎜ 1 1 1 1<br />
⎟<br />
⎝φ k+ φ k− φ k+ φ k−<br />
⎠ , (2.57)<br />
θ k+ θ k− −θ k+ −θ k−<br />
where φ ks = k ξ ks + 2ik SO <strong>and</strong> θ ks = k − 2ik SO ξ ks .<br />
In the case of multiple interfaces between regions of stepwise constant parameters<br />
(see Fig. 2.10), one obtains the transfer matrix ˆT of the entire system by<br />
connecting the transfer matrices M i (x i ) of the separate interfaces,<br />
⎛ ⎞<br />
⎛ ⎞<br />
A +<br />
X +<br />
N ⎜A −<br />
⎟<br />
⎝B +<br />
⎠ = M 1(a)M 2 (b)...M n (z) N<br />
} {{ } n<br />
⎜X −<br />
⎟<br />
⎝Y +<br />
⎠ . (2.58)<br />
B − =: ˆT<br />
Y −<br />
From this matrix the transmission coefficients for the different spin polarisations<br />
are derived easily. We now restrict ourselves to the assumption that all incoming<br />
<strong>electron</strong>s are right-moving in state ψ k+ (i.e. A − = Y + = Y − = 0). Because