Bulk spin conductivity of three-dimensional topological insulators.

Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter : an Institute of Physics Journal
R S Akzyanov

Abstract

We study the spin conductivity of the bulk states of three-dimensional topological insulators within Kubo formalism. Spin Hall effect is the generation of the spin current that is perpendicular to the applied voltage. In the case of a three-dimensional topological insulator, applied voltage along x direction generates transverse spin currents along y and z directions with comparable values. We found that finite non-universal value of the spin conductivity exists in the gapped region due to the inversion of bands. Contribution to the spin conductivity from the vertex corrections enhances the spin conductivity from the filled states. These findings explain large spin conductivity that has been observed in topological insulators.

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