The quantum ratchet effect in two dimensional semiconductors for detection of terahertz radiation

Authors

Yee Sin Ang, University of WollongongFollow
Zhongshui Ma, Peking UniversityFollow
Chao Zhang, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

111390

Publication Details

Ang, Y., Ma, Z. & Zhang, C. (2016). The quantum ratchet effect in two dimensional semiconductors for detection of terahertz radiation. International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz (pp. 1-2). United States: IEEE.

Abstract

We demonstrate a simple scattering quantum ratchet operating in terahertz regime. It is based on an asymmetrical quantum tunneling effect in two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit interaction (R2DEG).