Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells.
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.
Schliemann
John
J
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Loss
Daniel
D
Westervelt
R M
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