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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

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