Dresselhaus effect

The Dresselhaus effect refers to a phenomenon observed in certain materials, primarily in the context of spintronics and nanotechnology. It describes the influence of strong spin-orbit coupling on the electronic states in materials with reduced dimensionality, such as quantum wells, nanowires, and other low-dimensional systems. More specifically, the Dresselhaus effect arises from a lack of symmetry in the crystal structure of materials that leads to spin-dependent energy splitting of electronic states.