Spin dynamics of two-dimensional electrons with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and electron-electron interactions

We study the spin dynamics of two-dimensional electron gases with Rashba spin-orbit coupling by taking account of electron-electron interactions. The diffusion equations for charge and spin densities are derived by making use of the path-integral approach and the quasiclassical Green’s function. Analyzing the effect of the interactions, we show that the spin-relaxation time can be enhanced by the electron-electron interaction in the ballistic regime.

Figure 1

The Keldysh contour.