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Spin-orbit coupling and magnetic spin states in cylindrical quantum dots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

C. F. Destefani ,
Sergio E. Ulloa  and
G. E. Marques
C. F. Destefani
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Sergio E. Ulloa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979
G. E. Marques
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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We make a detailed analysis of each possible spin-orbit coupling of zincblende narrow-gap cylindrical quantum dots built in a two-dimensional electron gas. These couplings are related to both bulk (Dresselhaus) and structure (Rashba) inversion asymmetries. We study the competition between electron-electron and spin-orbit interactions on electronic properties of 2-electron quantum dots.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 825: Symposium G – Semiconductor Spintronics , 2004 , G4.6
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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