Breakdown of the nuclear-spin-temperature approach in quantum-dot demagnetization experiments

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-411

  Maletinsky, P ^a   Kroner, M ^a   Imamoglu, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DEMAGNETIZATION; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTALLINE LATTICE; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; NUCLEAR SPIN RELAXATION; NUCLEAR-SPIN POLARIZATION; POSITION DEPENDENTS; QUADRUPOLAR INTERACTIONS; THERMAL SPIN STATE; THERMODYNAMIC FRAMEWORK;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 67650257635     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1273     Document Type: Article

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