Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: The existence of conserved spin Hall currents is shown in a strongly correlated system without involving spin-orbit coupling. The spin Hall conductivity is determined by intrinsic bulk properties, which remains finite even when the charge resistivity diverges in strong magnetic fields at zero temperature. The state in the latter limit corresponds to a spin Hall insulator. Such a system is a doped Mott insulator described by the phase string theory, and the spin Hall effect is predicted to coexist with the Nernst effect to characterize the intrinsic properties of the low-temperature pseudogap phase.
Source: Physical Review B
Authors: Su-Peng Kou, Xiao-Liang Qi, Zheng-Yu Weng
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2020613267