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Phys. Rev. B 78, 033307 (2008) [4 pages]

Landé-like formula for the g factors of hole-nanowire subband edges

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D. Csontos and U. Zülicke
Institute of Fundamental Sciences and MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand

P. Brusheim and H. Q. Xu
Division of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, S-22100 Lund, Sweden

Received 13 May 2008; published 23 July 2008

We have analyzed theoretically the Zeeman splitting of hole-quantum-wire subband edges. As is typical for any bound state, their g factor depends on both an intrinsic g factor of the material and an additional contribution arising from a finite bound-state orbital angular momentum. We discuss the quantum-confinement-induced interplay between bulk-material and orbital effects, which is nontrivial due to the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling. A compact analytical formula is provided that elucidates this interplay and can be useful for predicting Zeeman splitting in generic hole-wire geometries.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.033307
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.033307
PACS:
73.21.Hb, 71.70.Ej