Effect of Coulomb interaction on the spin-galvanic mode in a two dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit interaction

Abstract

Recently a new propagating mode of coupled charge and spin oscillations was predicted in a two dimensional electron gas with a sufficiently strong Rashba interaction. We show that Coulomb interactions qualitatively modifies the spectrum and increases the characteristic wavelength of this mode by orders of magnitude, but does not suppress it. An absorption experiment that can conclusively detect the presence or absence of such a propagating mode is proposed.