Oscillatory Dyakonov-Perel spin dynamics in two-dimensional electron gases

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Leyland, W J H ^a,b   Harley, R T ^a   Henini, M ^c   Shields, A J ^d   Farrer, I ^b   Ritchie, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 35948962262     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.195305     Document Type: Article

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