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Article number | 035317 |
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 15/01/2008 |
<mark>Journal</mark> | Physical review B |
Issue number | 3 |
Volume | 77 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
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 spin polarization of the two-dimensional electron gas in the quantum well.