Magneto-gyrotropic effects in semiconductor quantum wells (review)

V. V. Bel'kov, S. D. Ganichev

Published 2008-03-06Version 1

Magneto-gyrotropic photogalvanic effects in quantum wells are reviewed. We discuss experimental data, results of phenomenological analysis and microscopic models of these effects. The current flow is driven by spin-dependent scattering in low-dimensional structures gyrotropic media resulted in asymmetry of photoexcitation and relaxation processes. Several applications of the effects are also considered.