Kinetic theory of spin dependent transport with strong spin-orbit scattering

• Applicant: Privatdozent Dr. Peter Schwab
• Subject Area: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2007 to 2015
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 41017397

The theoretical description of spin dynamics in semiconductors necessitates a transport theory for strong spin-orbit coupling. Very successful are semiclassical approaches like the Boltzmann equation and – in particular in degenerate electron systems – the so-called quasiclassical Green’s functions. In this project these approaches will be applied to questions like voltage induced spin accumulation, spin-Hall effect, spin dephasing and spin relaxation.

• DFG Programme: Priority Programmes
• Subproject of: SPP 1285: Semiconductor Spintronics
• Participating Person: Professor Dr. Ulrich Eckern