  We study intrinsic spin Hall effect in p-type GaAs quantum well structure
described by Luttinger Hamiltonian and a Rashba spin-orbit coupling arising
from the structural inversion symmetry breaking. The Rashba term induces an
energy level crossing in the lowest heavy hole subband, which gives rise to a
resonant spin Hall conductance. The resonance may be used to identify the
intrinsic spin Hall effect in experiments.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics