Spin-orbit induced anisotropy in the magnetoconductance of two-dimensional metals
- 27 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 64 (23), 235110
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.64.235110
Abstract
Spin-orbit coupling due to structure inversion asymmetry leads to a characteristic anisotropy in the magnetoconductance of two-dimensional metals. By calculating the Drude conductivity in the case of a realistic spin-orbit coupling, for a system near the metal-insulator transition we find an anisotropy which is of the order of several percent. This agrees with recent experiments.Keywords
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