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Maxwell equation for coupled spin-charge wave propagation.

B Andrei Bernevig1, Xiaowei Yu, Shou-Cheng Zhang

  • 1Department of Physics, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|October 4, 2005
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We discovered that spin current in the Rashba model causes spin and charge to couple, leading to fractionalization of spin packets (FSP). This effect allows density packets to split into two spin-carrying packets, behaving like photons.

Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Spintronics
  • Quantum Mechanics

Background:

  • The Rashba model describes spin-orbit interaction in materials.
  • Understanding spin current dynamics is crucial for spintronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the coupling between spin and charge propagation in the Rashba model.
  • To explore the phenomenon of fractionalization of spin packets (FSP).

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of the dissipationless spin current in the ground state of the Rashba model.
  • Formal analogy drawn with the (2+1)-dimensional Maxwell equation.

Main Results:

  • A reactive coupling between spin and charge propagation was identified, mirroring electric and magnetic field coupling.

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  • Observed spontaneous splitting of density packets into two counterpropagating spin packets (FSP).
  • Demonstrated that coupled spin-charge waves can propagate as transverse "photons" in specific parameter regimes.

    • Conclusions:

    • The FSP effect presents a novel quantum phenomenon in condensed matter systems.
    • The analogy with Maxwell's equations provides a new framework for understanding spin-charge interactions.
    • Proposed optical and electronic experiments to experimentally verify the FSP effect.