1. Inner and outer ring states of MoS2 quantum rings: Energy spectrum, charge and spin currents.
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Chen, Qiao, Li, L. L., and Peeters, F. M.
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QUANTUM rings , *QUANTUM states , *SPIN-orbit interactions , *MAGNETIC fields , *OSCILLATIONS , *AHARONOV-Bohm effect - Abstract
We investigate the energy levels and persistent currents of MoS 2 quantum rings having different shapes and edge types in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field by means of the tight-binding approach. We find states localized at the inner and outer boundaries of the ring. These energy levels exhibit different magnetic field dependences for the inner and outer ring states due to their different localization properties. They both exhibit the usual Aharanov–Bohm oscillations but with different oscillation periods. In the presence of spin–orbit coupling, we show distinct spin and charge persistent currents for inner and outer ring states. We find well-defined spin currents with negligibly small charge currents. This is because the local currents of spin-up and -down states flow in opposite directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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