V. V. Bel'kov, S. D. Ganichev, E. L. Ivchenko, S. A. Tarasenko, W. Weber, S. Giglberger, M. Olteanu, H. -P. Tranitz, S. N. Danilov, Petra Schneider, W. Wegscheider, D. Weiss, W. Prettl
Published 2005-02-08Version 1
We show that free-carrier (Drude) absorption of both polarized and unpolarized terahertz radiation in quantum well (QW) structures causes an electric photocurrent in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field. Experimental and theoretical analysis evidences that the observed photocurrents are spin-dependent and related to the gyrotropy of the QWs. Microscopic models for the photogalvanic effects in QWs based on asymmetry of photoexcitation and relaxation processes are proposed. In most of the investigated structures the observed magneto-induced photocurrents are caused by spin-dependent relaxation of non-equilibrium carriers.
Magneto-gyrotropic photogalvanic effects in GaN/AlGaN two-dimensional systems
Electron states in quantum rings with defects under axial or in-plane magnetic fields
Spin-Spin Interaction In Artificial Molecules With In-Plane Magnetic Field
