• D. Kudlacik
  • K. V. Kavokin
  • C. Lüders
  • K. Barthelmi
  • J. J. Schindler
  • H. Moldenhauer
  • P. Waldkirch
  • V. F. Sapega
  • D. R. Yakovlev
  • A. Waag
  • M. Bayer
  • J. Debus

In Zn1-xMnxSe/(Zn,Be)Se quantum wells with x<0.035, nonthermalized Mn2+ ions demonstrate in spin-flip scattering spectra multiple Stokes and anti-Stokes transitions whose absolute energies deviate by up to 20% from each other. This asymmetry is tuned significantly by the optical power density, magnetic field direction, and Mn ion concentration. The nonequidistant Mn2+ spin transitions are modeled by the Zeeman splitting and quadrupolar crystal-field components taking values of up to 7 GHz. We suggest that nonequilibrium carriers dynamically polarize the Mn-ion spins so that they occupy levels with positive and negative spin projection numbers giving rise to asymmetric spin transitions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155432
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume101
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Apr 2020

    Research areas

  • FLIP RAMAN-SCATTERING, PARAMAGNETIC-RESONANCE, EXCITATIONS, DYNAMICS, EXCITON, STATES

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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