Electron spin relaxation in n -type InAs quantum wires

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Lu C ^a,b   Schneider, H C ^c   Wu, M W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCH EQUATION; ELECTRON-SPIN RELAXATION; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; INAS QUANTUM WIRES; INTERSUBBAND SCATTERING; MICROSCOPIC KINETICS; QUANTUM WELL; QUANTUM WIRES; SPIN ORBIT INTERACTIONS; SPIN RELAXATION; SPIN RELAXATION TIME; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; WIRE SIZE;

ELECTRONS; INDIUM ARSENIDE; NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; WIRE;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 70350095617     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3234403     Document Type: Article

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