Effective g factors of electrons and heavy holes in CdTe/CdMgTe quantu
m wells have been measured with high accuracy as a function of the ang
le between the magnetic field and the structure growth axis. As a resu
lt, we have observed the electron g factor anisotropy in A(2)B(6)-base
d heterostructures. The dependences of the g factor tensor components
on the quantum-well width and the solid solution composition have been
calculated within the k.p method and compared with the available expe
rimental data. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.