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. 2005 May 27;94(20):206801.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.206801. Epub 2005 May 23.

Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells

John Schliemann  1 , Daniel Loss, R M Westervelt
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Zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells

John Schliemann et al. Phys Rev Lett. .
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Abstract

We study the zitterbewegung of electronic wave packets in III-V zinc-blende semiconductor quantum wells due to spin-orbit coupling. Our results suggest a direct experimental proof of this fundamental effect, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction. For electron motion in a harmonic quantum wire, we numerically and analytically find a resonance condition maximizing the zitterbewegung.

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