Abstract
The 8 × 8 k · p Kane–Weiler model has been extended to study narrow-gap semiconductor quantum wells in the presence of a magnetic field. It is shown that the study of the inherent symmetry in this Hamiltonian model permits a suitable separation of the solution into two orthogonal Hilbert sub-spaces. The electronic properties are evaluated as function of Kane–Luttinger parameters, magnetic field strength, and Landau level number. The selection rules and anomalies in the conduction Zeeman splitting observed in the interband magneto-optical absorption spectrum are analyzed for the Faraday and Voigt geometry configurations. Due to strong intra- and interband admixtures in narrow-gap materials, “spin-flip-like” transitions are predicted to occur in the magneto-optical spectrum of HgCdTe/CdTe quantum well solid solutions.
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