Spin correlations in quantum wires
Abstract
We consider theoretically spin correlations in a one-dimensional quantum wire with Rashba-Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction (RDI). The correlations of noninteracting electrons display electron spin resonance at a frequency proportional to the RDI coupling. Interacting electrons, upon varying the direction of the external magnetic field, transit from the state of Luttinger liquid (LL) to the spin-density wave (SDW) state. We show that the two-time total-spin correlations of these states are significantly different. In the LL, the projection of total spin to the direction of the RDI-induced field is conserved and the corresponding correlator is equal to zero. The correlators of two components perpendicular to the RDI field display a sharp electron-spin resonance driven by the RDI-induced intrinsic field. In contrast, in the SDW state, the longitudinal projection of spin dominates, whereas the transverse components are suppressed. This prediction indicates a simple way for an experimental diagnostic of the SDW in a quantum wire. We point out that the Luttinger model does not respect the spin conservation since it assumes the infinite Fermi sea. We propose a proper cutoff to correct this failure.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- April 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.161305
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1411.4084
- Bibcode:
- 2015PhRvB..91p1305S
- Keywords:
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- 73.21.Hb;
- Quantum wires;
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
- E-Print:
- 19 pages, 1 figure