Direct mapping of the formation of a persistent spin helix

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 757-762

  Walser, M P ^a   Reichl, C ^b   Wegscheider, W ^b   Salis, G ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC SULFIDE;

DIRECT MAPPING; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; MAGNETO-OPTICAL; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPIN DIFFUSIONS; SPIN LIFETIMES; SPIN ORBIT INTERACTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 84867223347     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2383     Document Type: Article

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