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Electron and Hole Spin Splitting and Photogalvanic Effect in Quantum Wells

L. E. Golub

cond-mat.mes-hallarXiv:cond-mat/0307758

Abstract

A theory of the circular photogalvanic effect caused by spin splitting in quantum wells is developed. Direct interband transitions between the hole and electron size-quantized subbands are considered. It is shown that the photocurrent value and direction depend strongly on the form of the spin-orbit interaction. The currents induced by structure-, bulk-, and interface-inversion asymmetry are investigated. The photocurrent excitation spectra caused by spin splittings in both conduction and valence bands are calculated.

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