Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2003-01-27
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
8 pages, no figures, Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Optical Properties of 2D Systems with Interacting Electro
Scientific paper
The D'yakonov-Perel' mechanism of spin relaxation is connected with the spin splitting of the electron dispersion curve in crystals lacking a center of symmetry. In a two-dimensional noncentrosymmetric system, e.g. quantum well or heterojunction, the spin splitting is a linear function of ${\bm k}$, at least for small values of ${\bm k}$. We demonstrate that the spin relaxation time $\tau_s$ due to the spin splitting is controlled not only by momentum relaxation processes as widely accepted but also by electron-electron collisions which make no effect on the electron mobility. In order to calculate the time $\tau_s$ taking into account the electron-electron scattering we have solved the two-dimensional kinetic equation for the electron spin density matrix. We show how the theory can be extended to allow for degenerate distribution of the spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas.
Glazov M. M.
Ivchenko Eougenious L.
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