Rashba spin-splitting of electrons in asymmetric quantum wells

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Eldridge, P S ^a   Leyland, W J H ^b   Lagoudakis, P G ^a   Harley, R T ^a   Phillips, R T ^b   Winkler, R ^c   Henini, M ^d   Taylor, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956657121     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.045317     Document Type: Article

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