Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model
Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS), a phenomenon wherein chiral structures selectively determine the spin polarization of electron currents flowing through the material, has garnered significant attention due to its potential applications in areas such as spintronics, enantioseparation, and c...
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| author | Börge Göbel Lennart Schimpf Ingrid Mertig |
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| description | Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS), a phenomenon wherein chiral structures selectively determine the spin polarization of electron currents flowing through the material, has garnered significant attention due to its potential applications in areas such as spintronics, enantioseparation, and catalysis. The underlying physical effect is the Edelstein effect that converts charge to angular momentum. Besides a spin contribution, there exists a contribution based on the orbital angular momentum but the precise mechanism for its generation remains yet to be understood. Here, we introduce the minimal model for explaining the phenomenon based on the orbital Edelstein effect. We consider nonlocal intersite contributions to the current-induced orbital angular momentum and reveal the underlying mechanism by analytically calculating the Edelstein susceptibilities in a tight-binding and Boltzmann approach. While the orbital angular momentum is directly generated by the chirality of the crystal, the spin contribution of each spin-split band pair relies on spin-orbit coupling. Using tellurium as an example, we show that the orbital contribution surpasses the spin contribution by orders of magnitude. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3fe6b99fd96b4ca98e43dc0f603cff152025-08-21T14:03:26ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-08-017303318010.1103/vpjm-ntbhChirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable modelBörge GöbelLennart SchimpfIngrid MertigChirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS), a phenomenon wherein chiral structures selectively determine the spin polarization of electron currents flowing through the material, has garnered significant attention due to its potential applications in areas such as spintronics, enantioseparation, and catalysis. The underlying physical effect is the Edelstein effect that converts charge to angular momentum. Besides a spin contribution, there exists a contribution based on the orbital angular momentum but the precise mechanism for its generation remains yet to be understood. Here, we introduce the minimal model for explaining the phenomenon based on the orbital Edelstein effect. We consider nonlocal intersite contributions to the current-induced orbital angular momentum and reveal the underlying mechanism by analytically calculating the Edelstein susceptibilities in a tight-binding and Boltzmann approach. While the orbital angular momentum is directly generated by the chirality of the crystal, the spin contribution of each spin-split band pair relies on spin-orbit coupling. Using tellurium as an example, we show that the orbital contribution surpasses the spin contribution by orders of magnitude.http://doi.org/10.1103/vpjm-ntbh |
| spellingShingle | Börge Göbel Lennart Schimpf Ingrid Mertig Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model Physical Review Research |
| title | Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| title_full | Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| title_fullStr | Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| title_short | Chirality-induced orbital Edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| title_sort | chirality induced orbital edelstein effect in an analytically solvable model |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/vpjm-ntbh |
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