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Pseudo diamagnetism of four component exciton condensates

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2011-07-25 v1

Abstract

We analyze the spin structure of the ground state of four-component exciton condensates in coupled quantum wells as a function of spin-dependent interactions and applied magnetic field. The four components correspond to the degenerate exciton states characterized by ±2\pm2 and ±1\pm1 spin projections to the axis of the structure. We show that in a wide range of parameters, the chemical potential of the system increases as a function of magnetic field, which manifests a pseudo-diamagnetism of the system. The transitions to polarized two- and one-component condensates can be of the first-order in this case. The predicted effects are caused by energy conserving mixing of ±2\pm2 and ±1\pm1 excitons.

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@article{arxiv.1104.0220,
  title  = {Pseudo diamagnetism of four component exciton condensates},
  author = {Yuri G. Rubo and A. V. Kavokin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.0220},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures