Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1554449 | Superlattices and Microstructures | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The reflection of spin-polarized electrons from a potential barrier inside a quantum well (QW) is analyzed. Using Clifford (geometric) algebra it is shown that the spin–orbit interaction brings about a double reflection at an oblique incidence of an electronic beam. The reflected beam is in a superposition of two beams having different wavelengths and reflection angles which produces a two-period spatial beating pattern that can be observed experimentally in the electron spin polarization component which is normal to the QW.
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Authors
A. Dargys,