Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2009-10-09
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
5 pages,3 figures
Scientific paper
Hanle effect is ubiquitous in the study of spin-related phenomena and has been used to determine spin lifetime, precession and transport in semiconductors. Here, we report an experimental observation of anomalous Hanle effect in individual self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots where we find that a sizeable photo-created electron spin polarization can be maintained in transverse fields as high as 1T until it abruptly collapses. The striking broadening of the Hanle curve by a factor of ~20 and its bistability upon reversal of the magnetic sweep direction points to a novel dynamical nuclear spin polarization mechanism where the effective nuclear magnetic field compensates the transverse applied field. This interpretation is further supported by the measurement of actual electron Zeeman splitting which exhibits an abrupt increase at the Hanle curve collapse. Strong inhomogeneous quadrupolar interactions typical for strained quantum dots are likely to play a key role in polarizing nuclear spins perpendicular to the optically injected spin orientation.
Amand Thierry
Imamoglu Atac
Krebs Oliver
Lemaître Aristide
Maletinsky Patrick
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