Coupled plasmon-phonon modes in a two-dimensional electron gas in the presence of Rashba effect
Elementary electronic excitation is studied theoretically for a 2DEG in the presence of spin orbit (SO) interaction induced by Rashba effect. In such a system, coupled plasmon-phonon excitation can be achieved via intra- and inter-SO electronic transitions. As a result, six branches of the coupled plasmon-phonon oscillations can be observed. The interesting features of these excitation modes are analyzed.