Abstract
Spin-dependent tunneling in symmetric and asymmetric double-barrier semiconductor heterostructures is studied. The effective one-band Hamiltonian approximation and spin-dependent boundary conditions approach are used for a theoretical investigation of the influence of electron spin on the tunneling probability. It is shown that spin-orbit splitting in the dispersion relation for electrons in ${A}_{\mathrm{III}}{B}_{\mathrm{V}}$ semiconductors can provide the dependence of the tunneling transmission probability on the electron-spin polarization without additional magnetic field. The dependence can be controlled by an external electric field, and may be significant for realistic models of double-barrier semiconductor heterostructures.
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