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Spin-orbit-assisted electron-phonon interaction and the magnetophonon resonance in semiconductor quantum wells

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We introduce a spin-orbit assisted electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling mechanism for carriers in semiconductor quantum wells and predict qualitatively the form and shape of anticrossings between the cyclotron resonance (CR) and optical (LO and TO) phonons. Since this e-ph interaction involves the electron spin it makes the predicted TO-CR anticrossing dependent on the filling factor and therefore on the polarization of the 2D electron gas in the quantum well.

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@article{arxiv.0707.0342,
  title  = {Spin-orbit-assisted electron-phonon interaction and the magnetophonon resonance in semiconductor quantum wells},
  author = {D. S. L. Abergel and Vladimir I. Fal'ko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.0342},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Four pages, RevTex, three figures, updated references

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