Band gaps induced by vacuum photons in closed semiconductor cavities

• Main Authors: Kibis, O. V., Arnardottir, K. B., Shelykh, I. A.
• 其他作者: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2015
• 主題: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Statistical physics
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104258; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24692
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

We consider theoretically a closed (zero-dimensional) semiconductor microcavity where a confined vacuum photonic mode is coupled to electrons in the valence band of the semiconductor. It is shown that vacuum-induced virtual electron transitions between valence and conduction bands result in renormal...