Atomistic pseudopotential theory of spin relaxation in self-assembled In 1-xGa xAs/GaAs quantum dots at zero magnetic field

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wei, Hai ^a   Gong, Ming ^a   Guo, Guang Can ^a   He, Lixin ^a  

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

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EID: 84856497682     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.045317     Document Type: Article

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