Chirality-dependent spin polarization in metals: linear and quadratic responses

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Main Authors: Yoshimi, Kosuke, Kato, Yusuke, Suzuki, Yuta, Sumita, Shuntaro, Sato, Takuro, Yamamoto, Hiroshi M., Togawa, Yoshihiko, Kusunose, Hiroaki, Kishine, Jun-ichiro
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author Yoshimi, Kosuke
Kato, Yusuke
Suzuki, Yuta
Sumita, Shuntaro
Sato, Takuro
Yamamoto, Hiroshi M.
Togawa, Yoshihiko
Kusunose, Hiroaki
Kishine, Jun-ichiro
author_facet Yoshimi, Kosuke
Kato, Yusuke
Suzuki, Yuta
Sumita, Shuntaro
Sato, Takuro
Yamamoto, Hiroshi M.
Togawa, Yoshihiko
Kusunose, Hiroaki
Kishine, Jun-ichiro
contents We study spin polarization induced by locally injected electric currents in a metal whose spin--orbit coupling reflects its structural chirality. We reveal both spin polarization in the bulk in the linear response and antiparallel spin polarization near the interface in the quadratic response to external electric currents, and reproduce the experimentally observed correlation between the chirality of the metal and the direction of spin polarization. In particular, we elucidate that the sign of the spin polarization in the quadratic response is opposite to that expected from the bulk spin current. This sign discrepancy originates from spin polarization induced by dipole-like charge distribution appearing in the quadratic response.
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spellingShingle Chirality-dependent spin polarization in metals: linear and quadratic responses
Yoshimi, Kosuke
Kato, Yusuke
Suzuki, Yuta
Sumita, Shuntaro
Sato, Takuro
Yamamoto, Hiroshi M.
Togawa, Yoshihiko
Kusunose, Hiroaki
Kishine, Jun-ichiro
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
We study spin polarization induced by locally injected electric currents in a metal whose spin--orbit coupling reflects its structural chirality. We reveal both spin polarization in the bulk in the linear response and antiparallel spin polarization near the interface in the quadratic response to external electric currents, and reproduce the experimentally observed correlation between the chirality of the metal and the direction of spin polarization. In particular, we elucidate that the sign of the spin polarization in the quadratic response is opposite to that expected from the bulk spin current. This sign discrepancy originates from spin polarization induced by dipole-like charge distribution appearing in the quadratic response.
title Chirality-dependent spin polarization in metals: linear and quadratic responses
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.04450