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Spin-orbit-assisted electron-phonon interaction and the magnetophonon resonance in semiconductor quantum wells
We introduce a spin-orbit assisted electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling mechanism
for carriers in semiconductor quantum wells and predict qualitatively the form
and shape of anticrossings between the cyclotron resonance (CR) and optical (LO
and TO) phonons. Since this e-ph interaction involves the electron spin it
makes the predicted TO-CR anticrossing dependent on the filling factor and
therefore on the polarization of the 2D electron gas in the quantum well.Comment: Four pages, RevTex, three figures, updated reference
Optical manifestations of symmetry breaking in bilayer graphene
We propose a spectroscopic method of identifying broken symmetry states of
bilayer graphene. We demonstrate theoretically that, in contrast to gapped
states, a strained bilayer crystal or nematic phase of the electronic liquid
are distinguishable by the dependence of the lineshape of absorption on the
polarization of the light. This property is characteristic for both the
infrared and far-infrared spectral ranges, which correspond to the absorption
by transitions between low-energy bands and split bands, and transitions
between the low-energy valence and conduction bands, respectively.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Updated with proof corrections and journal
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