title: Intrinsic spin Hall edges.
abstract: The prediction of intrinsic spin Hall currents by Murakami et al. and Sinova et al. raised many questions about methods of detection and the effect of disorder. We focus on a contact between a Rashba-type spin-orbit coupled region with a normal two-dimensional electron gas and show that the spin Hall currents, though vanishing in the bulk of the sample, can be recovered from the edges. We also show that the current-induced spin accumulation in the spin-orbit coupled system diffuses into the normal region and contributes to the spin current in the leads.
authors.affiliation: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, TU Delft, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Inanç
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adagideli
authors.forename: Gerrit E W
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bauer