Spin-Hall effect theory: new analytical solutions of the Pauli equation in a quantum dot

Abstract

In this work, we present the analytical solution of the effective mass Pauli equation, with Rashba and linear Dresselhaus interactions, for an electron gas moving through a semiconductor quantum dot under a longitudinal electric field, which is defined along the $x$-direction. We study the relative influence of the Rashba and Dresselhaus terms on the spin-Hall effect for the first propagating and edge channels, by analyzing the mixing between spin-up and -down states and the zero-field spin splitting along the transverse directions. When the spin rotation depends only on the $y$-coordinate, the spin orientation and the spin density vary along this transverse coordinate and, in this case, we show that the spin-Hall effect is only due to the Dresselhaus term, for depolarized electrons. On the other hand, if the spin rotation depends on the $z$-coordinate, the spin-Hall effect is provoked only by the Rashba interaction.