Published August 19, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy dispersion of the electrosubbands in parabolic confining quantum wires: interplay of Rashba, Dresselhaus, lateral spin-orbit interaction and the Zeeman effect

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 17 Xinxi Road, Xi'an 710119 (China)

Description

We have made a thorough theoretical investigation of the interplay of spin-orbit interactions (SOIs) resulting from Rashba, Dresselhaus and the lateral parabolic confining potential on the energy dispersion relation of the spin subbands in a parabolic quantum wire. The influence of an applied external magnetic field is also discussed. We show the interplay of different types of SOI, as well as the Zeeman effect, leads to rather complex and intriguing electrosubbands for different spin branches. The effect of different coupling strengths and different magnetic field strengths is also investigated.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/21/33/335501

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/21/33/335501;
PII
S0953-8984(09)99836-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
33
Journal Page Range
[9 p.]
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41104562
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSION RELATIONS; DISPERSIONS; L-S COUPLING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; QUANTUM WIRES; SIMULATION; SPIN; ZEEMAN EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COUPLING; INTERMEDIATE COUPLING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES