This paper reports on the predicted increase in the Rashba interaction due to the incorporation of Bi in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. Band structure parameters obtained from the band anti-crossing theory have been used in combination with self-consistent Schrödinger-Poisson calculations and k.p models to determine the electron spin-splitting caused by structural inversion asymmetry and increased spin-orbit interaction. A near linear seven fold increase in the strength of the Rashba interaction

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... is predicted for a 10% concentration of Bi in a GaAsBi/AlGaAs quantum well heterostructure. Over the past few years the growth of III-V bismide heterostructures has witnessed significant advances due to their potential for improved efficiency in photonic devices in the near infrared region.