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Spin degeneracy of electron and hole states in a semiconductor is the combined effect of inversion symmetry in space and time.The chapter starts with some general remarks on B = 0 spin splitting. Then BIA spin splitting in zinc blende semiconductors is discussed followed by a detailed discussion of SIA spin splitting in the conduction and in the valence bands. Then we focus on the interplay between BIA and SIA and on the density dependence of B = 0 spin splitting. A third contribution to B = 0 spin splitting is discussed next, which can be traced back to the particular properties of the heterointerfaces in quasi-2D systems. After that we analyze in more detail the spin orientation of the single-particle states due to B = 0 spin splitting and give a brief overview of common experimental techniques for measuring B = 0 spin splitting. As an example, we compare calculated spin splittings with Raman experiments.
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Winkler, R. (2003). Inversion-Asymmetry-Induced Spin Splitting. In: Spin—Orbit Coupling Effects in Two-Dimensional Electron and Hole Systems. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 191. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36616-4_6
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