Schliemann, John and Loss, Daniel and Westervelt, R. M. (2006) Zitterbewegung of electrons and holes in III-V semiconductor quantum wells. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 73 (8): 085323. ISSN 2469-9950, 2469-9969
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The notion of zitterbewegung is a long-standing prediction of relativistic quantum mechanics. Here we extend earlier theoretical studies on this phenomenon for the case of III-V zinc-blende semiconductors which exhibit particularly strong spin-orbit coupling. This property makes nanostructures made of these materials very favorable systems for possible experimental observations of zitterbewegung. Our investigations include electrons in n-doped quantum wells under the influence of both Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions, and also the two-dimensional hole gas. Moreover, we give a detailed anaysis of electron zitterbewegung in quantum wires which appear to be particularly suited for experimentally observing this effect.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SPIN-ORBIT INTERACTION; 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON; BAND; HETEROSTRUCTURES; SCATTERING; SYSTEMS; LAYERS; FLOW; |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics |
| Divisions: | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Grifoni > Group John Schliemann |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2021 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2021 10:24 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/35018 |
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