Spin Accumulation in a Quantum Wire with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling

Figure 1

The 2D contour of spin polarization components ⟨𝑆_𝑖⟩(𝑖=𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) as functions of transverse position 𝑢 and length 𝐿 for 𝑛=3 (a), (b), (c)) and 𝑛=5 (d), (e), (f)) propagation modes QW with 𝛼_𝑅=0.5×10⁻¹¹eVm.