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Spin splitting in modulation-doped semiconductor quantum wells
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- Ekenberg, Ulf (författare)
- KTH,Fotonik och optik,University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Gvozdíc, Dejan M. (författare)
- KTH,Fotonik och optik,University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2009
- 2009
- Engelska.
- Ingår i: Quantum Wells. - : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. - 9781606925577 ; , s. 385-425
- Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
Abstract
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- We review different ways to achieve a spin splitting of two-dimensional electron and hole subbands with the combination of inversion asymmetry and spin-orbit interaction. In particular we focus on novel mechanisms to achieve a substantial spin splitting with a small applied bias across the sample. We discuss the proper inclusion of electric-field-induced spin splittings in the framework of the envelope function approximation and argue that the Rashba effect should be included in the form of a macroscopic potential as diagonal terms in a multiband approach rather than commonly used terms dependent on k and electric field. One of our findings is that the expectation values of the electric field can differ substantially and even have opposite signs for the spin-split components of a subband. Thus the frequent assignment of one expectation value to a subband is sometimes not appropriate. We also discuss symmetric quantum wells with Dresselhaus terms and the influence of the interfaces on the spin splitting. Our approach is applied to wide modulation-doped n-type InGaSb quantum wells with strong built-in electric fields in the interface regions. We demonstrate an efficient mechanism for switching on and off the Rashba splitting with an electric field being an order of magnitude smaller than the local built-in field that determines the Rashba splitting. For a slightly asymmetric quantum well we demonstrate a reversal of the spin direction in a spin subband in two steps as the in-plane wave vector is increased a little. Our most significant results pertain to the superefficient Rashba effect for holes. With a careful design of doping profile and strain we find that the wave vector splitting for hole subbands can be made several thousand times stronger than for electrons at the same electric field. The implications of our findings for spintronic devices, in particular the Datta-Das spin transistor and proposed modifications of it, are discussed.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Annan elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)
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- Modulation doping
- Quantum wells
- Spin splitting
- Spin-orbit coupling
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