Rashba coupling and spin switching through surface states of Dirac semimetals

We study the effect of the Rashba spin–orbit coupling on the Fermi arcs of topological Dirac semimetals. The Rashba coupling is induced by breaking the inversion symmetry at the surface. Remarkably, this coupling could be enhanced by the interaction with the substrate and controlled by an external e...

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Published in:	New Journal of Physics
Main Authors:	Yuriko Baba, Francisco Domínguez-Adame, Gloria Platero, Rafael A Molina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Rashba coupling Dirac semimetal spin switcher spintronics topological semimetals
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abda56