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Electric field dependence of spin coherence in (001) GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs quantum wells
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Electric field dependence of spin coherence in (001) GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs quantum wells

Wayne H Lau and Michael E Flatte
Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, Vol.72(16), pp.161311.1-161311.4
10/15/2005
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.161311

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Abstract

Conduction electron spin lifetimes (T1) and spin coherence times (T2) are strongly modified in semiconductor quantum wells by electric fields. Quantitative calculations in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells at room temperature show roughly a factor of 4 enhancement in the spin lifetimes at optimal values of the electric fields. The much smaller enhancement compared to previous calculations is due to overestimates of the zero-field spin lifetime and the importance of nonlinear effects. © 2005 The American Physical Society.
Materials Science Physics Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology Electronic transport in condensed matter Exact sciences and technology Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization Quantum wells Spin polarized transport Spin polarized transport in semiconductors

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