Spin relaxation in quantum dots with random spin-orbit coupling

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Sherman, E Ya ^a   Lockwood, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 29744460469     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.125340     Document Type: Article

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