Numerical methods for spin-dependent transport calculations and spin bound states analysis in Rashba waveguides

DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2015.09.008zbMATH Open1344.82040DBLPjournals/cphysics/XieJS16arXiv1509.01986OpenAlexW2963506742WikidataQ57967047 ScholiaQ57967047MaRDI QIDQ312053FDOQ312053

Authors: Hang Xie, Feng Jiang, Wei E. I. Sha 

Publication date: 13 September 2016

Published in: Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Numerical methods are developed in the quantum transport calculations for electron in the waveguides with spin-orbital (Rashba) interaction. The methods are based on a hybrid mode-matching scheme in which the wavefunctions are expressed as the superposition of eigenmodes in the lead regions and in the device region the wavefunction is expressed on the discrete basis. Two versions are presented for the lead without and with the Rashba interaction. In the latter case the eigenmodes are obtained from a quadratic eigenproblem calculation. These methods are suitable for the systems with variable geometries or arbitrary potential profiles. The computation can be effectively accelerated by the sparse matrix technique. We also investigate the Fano-Rashba bound states in the Rashba waveguides by some nonlinear eigenstate calculation. This calculation is based on a mode-matching method and self-consistent results are obtained in our calculations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.01986

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zbMATH Keywords

Fano resonancehybrid mode-matching methodspin-orbital interaction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C10) Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70) Quantum waveguides, quantum wires (82D77)

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