Nonexponential spin relaxation in magnetic fields in quantum wells with random spin-orbit coupling

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2005, Pages

  Glazov, M M ^a   Sherman, E Ya ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 28244442748     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.241312     Document Type: Article

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