Spin quantum beats in semiconductors

verfasst von
Michael Oestreich, Sascha Hallstein, Wolfgang W. Rühle
Abstract

Spin quantum-beat spectroscopy is presented as a powerful tool for the investigation of the electron Landé g factor and the spin dynamics in bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors. The technique has several advantages including high sensitivity, broad applicability, and ease of implementation and, therefore, proves to be superior to other techniques as, e.g., the Hanle-effect, spin-flip Raman scattering, and conduction band spin-resonance. We demonstrate the utility of this technique by the study of the temperature dependence of the electron Landé g factor g* in GaAs up to room temperature. We present as well results on the temperature dependence of g* in InP, the dependence of g* on quantum film thickness in GaAs-AlGaAs heterostructures, and the anisotropy of g* in quantum films and wires. A modification of this technique yields the direction of the spin rotation, i.e., the sign of g*. Finally, recent results on spin quantum beats in microcavities will be presented.

Externe Organisation(en)
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Typ
Artikel
Journal
IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Band
2
Seiten
747-755
Anzahl der Seiten
9
ISSN
1077-260X
Publikationsdatum
09.1996
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik, Elektrotechnik und Elektronik
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1109/2944.571776 (Zugang: Unbekannt)