Wave-particle duality of electrons with spin-momentum locking
Abstract
We investigate the effects of spin-momentum locking on the interference and diffraction patterns due to a double- or single-slit in an electronic Gedankenexperiment. We show that the inclusion of the spin-degree-of-freedom, when coupled to the motion direction of the carrier—a typical situation that occurs in systems with spin-orbit interaction—leads to a modification of the interference and diffraction patterns that depend on the geometrical parameters of the system.
- Publication:
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European Physical Journal Plus
- Pub Date:
- October 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00837-3
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2007.01021
- Bibcode:
- 2020EPJP..135..811B
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter
- E-Print:
- 10 pages and 8 figures