Spin-orbit terms in multi-subband electron systems: A bridge between bulk and two-dimensional Hamiltonians
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2008-11-03 v2
Abstract
We analyze the spin-orbit terms in multi-subband quasi-two-dimensional electron systems, and how they descend from the bulk Hamiltonian of the conduction band. Measurements of spin-orbit terms in one subband alone are shown to give incomplete information on the spin-orbit Hamiltonian of the system. They should be complemented by measurements of inter-subband spin-orbit matrix elements. Tuning electron energy levels with a quantizing magnetic field is proposed as an experimental approach to this problem.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0310318,
title = {Spin-orbit terms in multi-subband electron systems: A bridge between bulk and two-dimensional Hamiltonians},
author = {K. V. Kavokin and M. E. Portnoi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0310318},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Typos noticed in the published version have been corrected and several references added. Published in the special issue of Semiconductors in memory of V.I. Perel