Observing magnetoanisotropic weak antilocalization in near-surface quantum wells

Farzaneh, S. M.; Hatefipour, Mehdi; Schiela, William F.; Lotfizadeh, Neda; Yu, Peng; Elfeky, Bassel Heiba; Strickland, William M.; Matos-Abiague, Alex; Shabani, Javad

doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013039

Title: Observing magnetoanisotropic weak antilocalization in near-surface quantum wells

Journal Article · 10 January 2024 · Physical Review Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013039 · OSTI ID:2281055

; Hatefipour, Mehdi;

; Lotfizadeh, Neda; Yu, Peng; Elfeky, Bassel Heiba; Strickland, William M.; Matos-Abiague, Alex;

We investigate the effects of an in-plane magnetic field on the weak antilocalization signature of near-surface quantum wells lacking bulk and inversion symmetry. The measured magnetoconductivity, which is conductivity as a function of the out-of-plane magnetic field, exhibits a strong anisotropy with respect to the direction of the in-plane magnetic field. The twofold symmetry of the observed magnetoanisotropy originates from the competition between Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit couplings. The high sensitivity of the weak antilocalization to the spin texture produced by the combined Zeeman and spin-orbit fields results in very large anisotropy ratios, reaching 100%. Using a semiclassical universal model in quantitative agreement with the experimental data, we uniquely determine the values of the Dresselhaus and Rashba parameters as well as the effective in-plane g-factor of the electrons. Understanding these parameters provides prospects for different applications ranging from spintronics to topological quantum computing. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0022245

OSTI ID:: 2281055

Journal Information:: Physical Review Research, Journal Name: Physical Review Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 6; ISSN 2643-1564; ISSN PPRHAI

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Country of Publication:: United States

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