Spin relaxation in multiple (110) quantum wells

Details Spin relaxation in multiple (110) quantum wells Spin relaxation in multiple (110) quantum wells

2009-11-07

arxiv.org/abs/0911.1444v2

Phys. Rev. B 81, 115332 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

7 pages, 5 figures (updated version)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.81.115332

We consider theoretically the relaxation of electron spin component parallel to the growth direction in multiple (110) GaAs quantum wells. The sources of spin relaxation are the random Rashba spin-orbit coupling due to the electric field of donors and spin-flip collisions of electrons from different quantum wells. We show that the screening of the Coulomb forces at low temperatures leads to a very strong enhancement of the spin relaxation time. In a degenerate electron gas the Pauli blocking suppresses the electron-electron collisions, and the leading spin relaxation mechanism comes from the field of donors. If the electron gas is nondegenerate the electron-electron collisions and scattering by the ionized donors give similar contributions to the relaxation rate.

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