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Spin dynamics in zincblende two-dimensional electron systems is usually dominated by the Dyakonov-Perel spin dephasing mechanism resulting from the underlying spin-orbit fields. An exceptional situation is realized in symmetrically grown and doped GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells grown along the [110] direction, where the Rashba contribution is negligible and the effective Dresselhaus spin-orbit field is perpendicular to the sample plane. In such a system the spin dephasing times for in- and out-of-plane crystallographic directions are expected to be strongly different and the out-of-plane spin dephasing time is significantly enhanced as compared with conventional systems. We observe the spin relaxation anisotropy by resonant spin amplification measurements in a 30 nm wide double-sided symmetrically δ-doped single quantum well with a very high mobility of about 3·106 cm 2/Vs at 1.5K. A comparison of the measured resonant spin amplification traces with the developed theory taking into account the spin dephasing anisotropy yields the dephasing times whose anisotropy and magnitudes are in-line with the theoretical expectations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Spintronics IV |
Volume | 8100 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Oct 2011 |
Event | Spintronics IV - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 21 Aug 2011 → 24 Aug 2011 |
Conference | Spintronics IV |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 21/08/11 → 24/08/11 |
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