拓扑绝缘体的材料可大大提高计算机芯片的运行速度和工作效率,甚至可能会成为以自旋电子学为基础的下一代全新计算机技术的基石.拓扑绝缘体的边缘态展现出奇特的性质,电子在表面自由流动,不损耗任何能量.使用玻色化,重整化群,格林函数的方法从理论上研究了三个含时点接触存在对拓扑边缘态输运性质的影响.得到电流随偏压和温度变化的解析表达式,以及依赖于电子间相互作用幂指数变化规律.该理论提供了一种调控纳米结构中输运性质的手段.
The novel topological insulator material has provided the physical foundation for the dissipationless spin transport, possibly constructed the brand-new spintronic devices. The edge state of the topological insulator shows unusual helical feature due to the electron spin-momentum locking. Using the Luttinger liquid theory and nonequilibium Green function, the quantum transport in a quantum spin Hall bar with three quantum point contacts (QPCs) was studied. The currents display very different pump frequency dependence for weak and strong e-e inter- action. These unique properties were induced by the helical feature of the edge states, and therefore can be used to detect and control edge state transport.