Electrically tunable electron spin lifetimes in GaAs(111)B quantum wells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Biermann, K ^a   Hernandez Minguez A ^a   Hey, R ^a   Santos, P V ^a  

^a PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED BIAS; ELECTRICALLY TUNABLE; ELECTRON SPINS; GAAS; RELAXATION MECHANISM; SPIN DEPHASING; SPIN LIFETIMES; SPIN ORBITS; SPIN ORIENTATIONS; TUNABILITIES; WAVE VECTOR;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 84868613773     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4759241     Document Type: Article

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