Program for the APCTP Workshop on Semiconductor Nano-Spintronics: Spin-Hall Effect and Related Issues

August 8-11, 2005
Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea

Monday 8th of August 2005
Morning Session (Chair: Jairo Sinova)
8:30-9:00         Introduction/Practical Info         Organizers       
9-:9:35             "Spin Hall effect in 2D systems with disorder" by Shuichi Murakami
9:40-10:15       “Spin Hall effect in two dimensional hole gases” by Joerg Wunderlich
10:15-10:45     Break/Discussion
10:45-11:20     “Spin Generation and Manipulation by a Lateral Current in AlGaAs/GaAs Single Heterojunction” by Andrei Silov
11:25-12:00     “Anomalous transport and the spin Hall effect” by Jairo Sinova

Afternoon Session (Chair: Shuichi Murakami)
2:00-2:35        “Effects of impurity scattering on the spin Hall conductivity in 2D and 3D semiconductor systems” by Bertrand Halperin
2:40-3:15        “Spin-Hall conductivity due to Rashba spin-orbit coupling interaction in disorder systems” by Oleg Chalaev
3:20-3:55         “Numerical study of the intrinsic Spin Hall Effect in finite size systems” by Masaru Onoda
4:00-5:00         Open Discussion 

Tuesday 9th of August 2005

Morning Session (Chair: Shun-Qing Shen)

9:00-9:35         “The Intrinsic and Quantized spin Hall effect” by Shoucheng Zhang
9:40-10:15       “Numerical Study of Intrinsic Spin Hall Effect in Spin-Orbit Coupled Systems” by Donna Sheng
10:15-10:45     Break/Discussion
10:45-11:20     “Signatures of Mesoscopic Spin Hall Effect: Nonequilibrium Spin Currents and Spin Accumulations” by Branislav Nikolic
11:25-12:00     “First-principles Studies for the Spin Hall Effect in Realistic Materials” by Zhong Fang  

Afternoon Session (Chair: Mahn-Soo Choi)
1:20-1:55         “Observation of the spin Coulomb drag in two dimensional electron gas” by Joe Orenstein
2:00-2:35         “Spin-orbit Effects in Semiconductor Spintronics” by Laurens Molenkamp
2:40-3:15         “Spin-related transport and interference in semiconductor 2DEG with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction” by Junsaku Nitta
3:20-3:45          “Spin Hall Conductivity in Diffusive Regime” by Junichiro Inoue
7:00-9:00         Workshop banquet

Wednesday 10th of August 2005

Morning Session (Chair: Shoucheng Zhang)
9:00-9:35         “On a proper definition of Spin Current” by Qian Niu
9:40-10:15       “Spin transverse force on spin current” by Shun-Qing Shen
10:15-10:45     Break/Discussion
10:45-11:20    “Intrinsic spin Hall Edges” by Inanc Adagideli
11:25-12:00     Agreements/Open issues/Semantics discussion

Afternoon Session (Chair: Gerrit Bauer)
1:20-1:55         “Spin Hall conductance of Rashba systems in the quantum Hall region” by Fu Chung Zhang
2:00-2:35         “Angular spin current and persistent spin current” by X.C. Xie
2:40-3:15         "Ballistic spin currents in mesoscopic metal junctions" by Minhul Lee
3:15-…            Summary Talk by Gerrit Bauer

Thursday 11th of August 2005

Morning Session (Chair: Junsaku Nitta)
9:00-10:00       “Polarized electric current: semiclassical transport” by Eugene Mischenko
10:05-10:45     Open Discussion



Last modified: August 13th 2005