Donor-bound electrons in quantum rings under magnetic fields
We theoretically study donor-bound electron states in two-dimensional quantum rings of finite width. A strong magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the plane of the quantum ring. The resulting electronic states are obtained within the effective-mass approximation. For on-center donors, the radi...
| Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51245 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51245 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | 538.9 Física de materiales |
| Summary: | We theoretically study donor-bound electron states in two-dimensional quantum rings of finite width. A strong magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the plane of the quantum ring. The resulting electronic states are obtained within the effective-mass approximation. For on-center donors, the radial Hamiltonian for the envelope function is exactly diagonalized, and the corresponding energy levels for different angular momenta are studied as a function of the applied magnetic field. Confinement properties change rapidly with the external magnetic field. An abrupt change of the localization properties appears at a critical magnetic field, since the electron is mainly localized around the impurity. This transition gives rise to well-defined anticrossing of levels as a function of the magnetic field. Intraband transitions are found to carry relevant information of these confining properties of the rings. |
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