2006/09/27 by John Schliemann · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Amplitude #Condensed matter physics #Electric field #Electron #Field (mathematics) #Jump #Perpendicular #Physics #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum mechanics #Quantum well #Semiconductor #Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices #Semiconductor materials and devices #Wave packet #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.75.045304
published as Phys. Rev. B 75, 045304 (2007) · 4 pages, 3 figures included
arxiv created 2006/09/27 · openalex publication_date 2007/01/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We investigate the ballistic motion of electrons and holes in III-V semiconductor quantum wells with spin-orbit coupling and a homogeneous in-plane electric field. As a result of a nonperturbative treatment of both of these influences, particle wave packets undergo a pronounced side jump perpendicular to the field direction. For wave packets of sufficient width the amplitude of this motion can be estimated analytically and increases with decreasing field strength. We discuss the scaling behavior of the effect and some of its experimental implications.