Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells

被引：204

作者：

Schliemann, J ^{[1
]}

Loss, D

Westervelt, RM

机构：

[1] Univ Basel, Dept Phys & Astron, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

[2] Harvard Univ, Div Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 94卷 / 20期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.206801

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

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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