Abstract
Spin splitting of conduction-band energy levels in a modulation-doped InP/As/InP quantum well has been studied by Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations. By analyzing the characteristic beating pattern of the oscillations the coupling constant α for spin-orbit interaction was determined. Biasing a gate on top of a Hall bar was used to modify the strength of the spin-orbit coupling. The measured spin-orbit coupling parameter α is quantitatively explained by utilizing a refined envelope-function-approximation theory for heterostructures.
- Received 26 August 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R1958
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