Spin dynamics in semiconductors

MW Wu, JH Jiang, MQ Weng - Physics Reports, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This article reviews the current status of spin dynamics in semiconductors which has
achieved much progress in the recent years due to the fast growing field of semiconductor …

Spin orientation of holes in quantum wells

R Winkler, D Culcer, SJ Papadakis… - Semiconductor …, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the spin orientation of spin-3/2 holes in quantum wells. We discuss the
Zeeman and Rashba spin splitting in hole systems that are qualitatively different from their …

Observation of long spin-relaxation times in bilayer graphene at room temperature

TY Yang, J Balakrishnan, F Volmer, A Avsar, M Jaiswal… - Physical review …, 2011‏ - APS
We report on the first systematic study of spin transport in bilayer graphene (BLG) as a
function of mobility, minimum conductivity, charge density, and temperature. The spin …

Evidence for Dyakonov-Perel-like spin relaxation in Pt

R Freeman, A Zholud, Z Dun, H Zhou, S Urazhdin - Physical review letters, 2018‏ - APS
We utilize nanoscale spin valves with Pt spacer layers to characterize spin relaxation in Pt.
Analysis of the spin lifetime indicates that Elliott-Yafet spin scattering is dominant at room …

Predicting phonon-induced spin decoherence from first principles: Colossal spin renormalization in condensed matter

J Park, JJ Zhou, Y Luo, M Bernardi - Physical Review Letters, 2022‏ - APS
Develo** a microscopic understanding of spin decoherence is essential to advancing
quantum technologies. Electron spin decoherence due to atomic vibrations (phonons) plays …

Coherent spin oscillations in bulk GaAs at room temperature

PE Hohage, G Bacher, D Reuter, AD Wieck - Applied physics letters, 2006‏ - pubs.aip.org
Time-resolved Kerr rotation in Voigt geometry is used to study the coherent evolution of spin
states in moderately doped n-Ga As crystals with picosecond excitation. Due to the small …

Band structure, -factor, and spin relaxation in -type InAsP alloys

SK Thapa, RRHH Mudiyanselage, T Paleologu, S Choi… - Physical Review B, 2023‏ - APS
We present experimental and theoretical studies of the magneto-optical properties of n-type
InAs x P 1− x films in ultrahigh magnetic fields at room temperature. We compare Landau …

Temperature and do** dependence of spin relaxation in -InAs

BN Murdin, K Litvinenko, J Allam, CR Pidgeon… - Physical Review B …, 2005‏ - APS
We have used time-resolved spectroscopy to measure the relaxation of spin polarizations in
the narrow gap semiconductor material n-InAs as a function of temperature, do**, and …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency response of spin drift-diffusion in n-doped Ge, Si, and GaAs

F Scali, M Finazzi, F Bottegoni… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2025‏ - pubs.aip.org
The frequency dependent drift-diffusive spin transport of polarized electrons lying at the
bottom of the conduction band of n-doped Ge, Si, and GaAs is numerically investigated at …

Anomalous magnetic field dependence of the spin lifetime in a lightly doped GaAs sample

JS Colton, ME Heeb, P Schroeder, A Stokes… - Physical Review B …, 2007‏ - APS
The T 1 spin lifetime of a lightly doped n-type GaAs sample has been measured via time-
resolved polarization spectroscopy under a number of temperature and magnetic field …