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PbTe/PbSrTe半导体非对称量子阱中的Rashba效应

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.57.7865

Rashba effect in PbTe/PbSrTe asymmetric quantum wells

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.57.7865
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  • 窄带隙半导体异质结构的自旋效应最近受到了国际上的很大关注.Ⅳ-Ⅵ族半导体具有各向异性和多能谷的特征,因此可以预期Rashba自旋效应在不同取向的Ⅳ-Ⅵ族半导体量子阱结构中存在显著差异.计算了多个取向的Pb1-ySryTe/PbTe/Pb1-xSrxTe非对称量子阱中的Rashba分裂能,结果表明[100]取向的PbTe量子阱的Rashba分裂能在阱宽为5.0nm时

     

    Recently, spin effect in narrow gap semiconductor heterostructures has attracted much attention. However, Rashba spin effect is quite different in Ⅳ-Ⅵ asymmetric quantum wells (QWs) with various growth orientations due to their multivalley and anisotropic band structures. In this work, we calculated Rashba splitting in Pb1-ySryTe/PbTe/Pb1-xSrxTe asymmetric QWs with growth orientations [100], [110] and [111]. The results show that Rashba splitting reaches the maximum of 2.2meV when the well width of PbTe QWs with growth orientation [100] is 5.0nm, and two groups of Rashba splitting is obtained in PbTe and QWs with growth orientations [110] and [111], respectively, because the quantum confinement lifts off the fourfold degeneracy of the L-energy valleys. The dependences of Rashba splitting on asymmetry of QWs, well width, temperature and k∥ (the wave vactor in the plane) are also investigated. Large Rashba spin splitting may make Ⅳ-Ⅵ asymmetric QWs as a material candidate for spintronic devices.

     

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