{
  "id": "cond-mat/0304372",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2003-04-16T16:06:33.000Z",
  "updated": "2003-04-16T16:06:33.000Z",
  "title": "Electron spin precession in semiconductor quantum wires with Rashba spin-orbit coupling",
  "authors": [
    "Manuel Valin-Rodriguez",
    "Antonio Puente",
    "Llorens Serra"
  ],
  "comment": "7 pages, 9 figures",
  "journal": "Eur. Phys. J. B 34, 359-365 (2003)",
  "doi": "10.1140/epjb/e2003-00232-2",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.mtrl-sci"
  ],
  "abstract": "The influence of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on the electron spin dynamics is investigated for a ballistic semiconductor quantum wire with a finite width. We monitor the spin evolution using the time-dependent Schr\\\"odinger equation. The pure spin precession characteristic of the 1D limit is lost in a 2D wire with a finite lateral width. In general, the time evolution in the latter case is characterized by several frequencies and a nonrigid spin motion.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2003-04-16T16:06:33.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "rashba spin-orbit coupling",
      "electron spin precession",
      "ballistic semiconductor quantum wire",
      "pure spin precession characteristic",
      "nonrigid spin motion"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 7,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}