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The Rashba effect and non-Abelian phases in quantum wire devices

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We present a 2D method for studying quantum transport through arbitrary geometries under the influence of both external magnetic fields and Rashba spin-orbit coupling. We apply this method to two geometries—a straight wire and a ring structure. Our results reveal the precession of spin-polarized modes in the straight wire, and conductance resonances in the ring due to phase shifts from the magnetic field and from the Rashba effect. The conductance resonances arising from the Rashba effect are due to the non-Abelian nature of the phase shifts acquired by electrons propagating around the ring.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-8706, USA

    A. W. Cummings, R. Akis & D. K. Ferry

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Cummings, A.W., Akis, R. & Ferry, D.K. The Rashba effect and non-Abelian phases in quantum wire devices. J Comput Electron 6, 101–104 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-006-0066-x

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