Spin-orbit coupling in nanostructures

The spin-orbit interaction is essential for understanding spin and magneto-transport on the nanoscale. Spin relaxation, g-factors, magnetoanisotropies, topological edge channels, but also fundamental spectral properties are determined by the (typically relatively weak) spin-orbit coupling. I will give an overview of intrinsic and extrinsic spin-orbit coupling in solids, and give examples from a variety of materials/materials structures, such as Fe/GaAs interfaces, bulk silicon, graphene, or semiconductor coupled quantum dots.

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