Excitonic condensation under spin-orbit coupling and BEC-BCS crossover

T. Hakioǧlu*, Mehmet Şahin

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Abstract

The condensation of electron-hole pairs is studied at zero temperature and in the presence of a weak spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in coupled quantum wells. Under realistic conditions, a perturbative SOC can have observable effects in the order parameter of the condensate. First, the fermion exchange symmetry is absent. As a result, the condensate spin has no definite parity. Additionally, the excitonic SOC breaks the rotational symmetry yielding a complex order parameter in an unconventional way; i.e., the phase pattern of the order parameter is a function of the condensate density. This is manifested through finite off-diagonal components of the static spin susceptibility, suggesting a new experimental method to confirm an excitonic condensate.

Original languageEnglish
Article number166405
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume98
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2007
Externally publishedYes

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