The ground state of quantum rings in a magnetic field

摘要

The ground state of semiconductor quantum rings (QRs) in the presence of an external magnetic field B is theoretically analyzed. By numerically diagonalizing the effective-mass Hamiltonian of the QRs, the energy and wavefunction of the ground state are obtained. It is found that the energy oscillates as B increases. The evolution of the angular momentum L-0 and the spin So of the ground state in accord with B is revealed. We depict the geometric configuration of the ground state via density functions. Based on an analysis of the wavefunction, it is shown that each configuration is accessible only to a specific group of states having specific L-0 and S-0.