Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling

2DEG helical bands, spin texture & Berry phase

Parameters

Rashba Hamiltonian:
H = ℏ²k²/2m* + α(k×σ)·ẑ

E±(k) = ℏ²k²/2m* ± αk

Spin splitting: ΔE = 2αk

Berry phase: γ = ±π
(helical Fermi surfaces)

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