Published 2020
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Publication
Wave-particle duality of electrons with spin-momentum locking: Double-slit interference and single-slit diffraction effects of electrons on the surface of three-dimensional topological insulators
Description
We investigate the effects of spin-momentum locking on the interference and diffraction patterns due to a double- or single-slit in an electronic Gedankenexperiment. We show that the inclusion of the spin-degree-of-freedom, when coupled to the motion direction of the carrier-a typical situation that occurs in systems with spin-orbit interaction-leads to a modification of the interference and diffraction patterns that depend on the geometrical parameters of the system.
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Identifiers
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/1041490
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/1041490
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- Origin repository
- UNIGE