Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2010-10-29
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
17 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
Temperature and carrier density dependent spin dynamics for GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells (QWs) with different structural symmetry has been studied by using time-resolved Kerr rotation technique. The spin relaxation time is measured to be much longer for the symmetrically-designed GaAs quantum well comparing with the asymmetrical one, indicating the strong influence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling on spin relaxation. D'yakonov-Perel' (DP) mechanism has been revealed to be the dominant contribution for spin relaxation in GaAs/AlGaAs QWs. The spin relaxation time exhibits non-monotonic dependent behavior on both temperature and photo-excited carrier density, revealing the important role of non-monotonic temperature and density dependence of electron-electron Coulomb scattering. Our experimental observations demonstrate good agreement with recently developed spin relaxation theory based on microscopic kinetic spin Bloch equation approach.
Han L. F.
Ni Hai-Qiao
Niu Zhi-Chuan
Tan Peng Hui
Zhang Xin-Hui
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