Spin dynamics of two-dimensional electrons with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and electron-electron interactions

Yuan Li, You-Quan Li

Published 2008-01-27, updated 2008-11-03Version 2

We study the spin dynamics of two dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) with Rashba spin-orbit coupling by taking account of electron-electron interactions. The diffusion equations for charge and spin densities are derived by making use of the path-integral approach and the quasiclassical Green's function. Analyzing the effect of the interactions, we show that the spin-relaxation time can be enhanced by the electron-electron interaction in the ballistic regime.