{
  "id": "cond-mat/0701274",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2007-01-12T13:08:28.000Z",
  "updated": "2007-01-12T13:08:28.000Z",
  "title": "Orbital mechanism of the circular photogalvanic effect in quantum wells",
  "authors": [
    "S. A. Tarasenko"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages, 2 figures, to be published in JETP Letters",
  "journal": "Pis'ma v ZhETF 85, 216 (2007) [JETP Lett. 85, 182 (2007)]",
  "doi": "10.1134/S0021364007030113",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.mtrl-sci"
  ],
  "abstract": "It is shown that the free-carrier (Drude) absorption of circularly polarized radiation in quantum well structures leads to an electric current flow. The photocurrent reverses its direction upon switching the light helicity. A pure orbital mechanism of such a circular photogalvanic effect is proposed that is based on interference of different pathways contributing to the light absorption. Calculation shows that the magnitude of the helicity dependent photocurrent in $n$-doped quantum well structures corresponds to recent experimental observations.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2007-01-12T13:08:28.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "circular photogalvanic effect",
      "quantum wells",
      "electric current flow",
      "pure orbital mechanism",
      "helicity dependent photocurrent"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}