We demonstrate experimentally and theoretically that two-dimensional s2Dd heavy-hole systems in single heterostructures exhibit a decrease in spin–orbit interaction-induced spin splitting with an increase in perpendicular electric field. Using front and back gates, we measure the spin splitting as a function of applied electric field while keeping the density constant. Our results are in contrast to the more familiar case of 2D electrons where spin splitting increases with electric field.
Habib, B., Tutuc, E., Melinte, S., Shayegan, M., Wasserman, D., Lyon, S. A., & Winkler, R. (2004). Negative differential Rashba effect in two-dimensional hole systems. Applied Physics Letters, 85(15), 3151-3153. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1806543 (Original work published 2004)