ZERO-FIELD SPIN SPLITTING IN A 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON-GAS

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作者
DAS, B [1 ]
DATTA, S [1 ]
REIFENBERGER, R [1 ]
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[1] PURDUE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.8278
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T [工业技术];
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The spin splitting in zero magnetic field which was recently reported in InxGa1-xAs/In0.52Al0.48As heterostructures is analyzed with use of the inversion-asymmetry, or k3, term and the interface spin orbit or Rashba term. Comparison with experimental data shows that Rashba term is the dominant spin-splitting mechanism in these samples. Zero-field spin splittings of 2.52.75 meV are deduced from the perpendicular-field data. Analysis of tilted-magnetic-field data gives g factors that lie between -2 and -3. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:8278 / 8287
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