Application of the photon's intrinsic flux to the 1s-2p and 2p-3d excitonic transitions in nanostructures

Saglam Z., Saglam M.

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig), vol.18, no.12, pp.910-912, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/andp.200910398
  • Journal Name: Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.910-912
  • Keywords: Dirac hydrogen atom, Excitons, Optical transitions, Quantized magnetic flux
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We have applied our two recent results [depending on its helicity photon carries a quantum flux of ±Φ0 = ±hc/e and the quantized magnetic fluxes through the electronic orbits of the Dirac hydrogen atom are given by: Φ(n, l, mj) = (n -l -mj) Φ0)] to the ls-2p and 2p-3d excitonic transitions in nanostructures. It is shown that the flux changes for the non-zero matrix elements in the ls-2p and 2p-3d excitonic transitions is either ±ν0 or zero. The present result supports the previous results stated above. It is also shown that spin flip is possible in the 1s-2p and 2p-3d excitonic transitions. © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.