Ballistic side jump motion of electrons and holes in semiconductor quantum wells

DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.1904

Schliemann, John

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Abstract

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 non-perturbative 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 ...