Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in semiconductor nanostructures
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2007-05-23 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We study the zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells due to spin-orbit coupling. Our results suggest a direct experimental proof of this fundamental effect, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction. For electron motion in a harmonic quantum wire, we numerically and analytically find a resonance condition maximizing the zitterbewegung.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0410321,
title = {Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in semiconductor nanostructures},
author = {John Schliemann and Daniel Loss and R. M. Westervelt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0410321},
year = {2007}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures included, a few remarks added, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett