Persistent quantum resonance transition in spin Hall transport
Journal
Physical Review B
Journal Volume
93
Journal Issue
3
Date Issued
2016
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Abstract
We propose an H-shaped two-dimensional topological insulator (2DTI) as a persistent quantum resonance device. The helical edge states of 2DTI are robust against a nonmagnetic field. However, the helical edge states interfere with bound states created by a nonmagnetic impurity. Transmissions between leads shows two kinds of quantum resonance in this device, the Breit-Wigner resonance and a Fano-like resonance. These resonances can be realized in the device through modulating the on-site impurity potential. Resonances in 2DTI are persistent because the helical state has no backscattering that is protected by time-reversal-symmetry conservation. The finite-size effect in 2DTI leads to the phase transition between the Fano and the Breit-Wigner resonances through modulating the thickness of the 2DTI leads.
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