Zitterbewegung of electrons and holes in III-V semiconductor quantum wells

DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.1787

Schliemann, John ; Loss, Daniel ; Westervelt, R. M.

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Abstract

The notion of zitterbewegung is a long-standing prediction of relativistic quantum mechanics. Here we extend earlier theoretical studies on this phenomenon for the case of III–V zinc-blende semiconductors which exhibit particularly strong spin-orbit coupling. This property makes nanostructures made of these materials very favorable systems for possible experimental observations of zitterbewegung. ...