Effective spin-orbit couplings in an analytical tight-binding model of DNA: Spin filtering and chiral spin transport

S Varela, V Mujica, E Medina - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We derive a detailed analytical tight-binding (TB) model for a double helix emulating DNA
with one type of nucleotide pair and a single oriented π orbital per base. The TB model …

Continuum model for chiral induced spin selectivity in helical molecules

E Medina, LA González-Arraga… - The Journal of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
A minimal model is exactly solved for electron spin transport on a helix. Electron transport is
assumed to be supported by well oriented pz type orbitals on base molecules forming a …

Thermodynamics of a quantum ring modified by lorentz violation

AA Araújo Filho, H Hassanabadi, J Reis… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we investigate the consequences of Lorentz-violating terms in the
thermodynamic properties of a 1-dimensional quantum ring. In particular, we use the …

Effect of magnetic field on the electronic properties of an ring

M Islam, T Biswas, S Basu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We consider a quantum ring of a certain radius R built from a sheet of the α-T 3 lattice and
solve for its spectral properties in the presence of an external magnetic field. The energy …

[HTML][HTML] Achiral dipoles on a ferromagnet can affect its magnetization direction

R Alhyder, A Cappellaro, M Lemeshko… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate the possibility of a coupling between the magnetization direction of a
ferromagnet and the tilting angle of adsorbed achiral molecules. To illustrate the mechanism …

Bound states and persistent currents in topological insulator rings

P Michetti, P Recher - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2011 - APS
We analyze theoretically the bound-state spectrum of an Aharonov Bohm ring in a two-
dimensional topological insulator using the four-band model of HgTe quantum wells as a …

Persistent charge and spin currents in the long-wavelength regime for graphene rings

N Bolívar, E Medina, B Berche - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
We address the problem of persistent charge and spin currents on a Corbino disk built from
a graphene sheet. We consistently derive the Hamiltonian including kinetic, intrinsic (ISO) …

Cumulative effects of temperature, magnetic field and Spin orbit Interaction (SOI) on the properties of magnetopolaron in RbCl quantum well

B Donfack, F Fotio, AJ Fotue, LC Fai - Chinese Journal of Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the cumulative effects of temperature, spin orbit interaction (SOI)
and the magnetic field on properties of the magnetopolaron in RbCl quantum well. The …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of geometrical phases and persistent spin currents in 1-dimensional rings by Lorentz-violating terms

R Casana, MM Ferreira Jr, VE Mouchrek-Santos… - Physics Letters B, 2015 - Elsevier
We have demonstrated that Lorentz-violating terms stemming from the fermion sector of the
SME are able to generate geometrical phases on the wave function of electrons confined in …

Spin and charge persistent currents in a Kane Mele α-T 3 quantum ring

M Islam, S Basu - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We conduct a thorough study of different persistent currents in a spin-orbit coupled α-T 3
(pseudospin-1) fermionic quantum ring (QR) that smoothly interpolates between graphene …