Effective tunneling processes in an interferometer of helical edge states with an antidot

Bruno Rizzo, Alberto Camjayi, Liliana Arrachea
2014 Journal of Physics, Conference Series  
We consider an interferometer of edge states of a two-dimensional topological insulator with an antidot. We analyze the mechanisms leading to an effective tunneling with spin flip between different helical states.
doi:10.1088/1742-6596/568/5/052027 fatcat:mxbbiqclinbrfhl5amoagjd4ha