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Coherent spin dynamics of electrons and excitons in nanostructures (a review). / Glazov, M. M.
In: Physics of the Solid State, Vol. 54, No. 1, 01.01.2012, p. 1-27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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T1 - Coherent spin dynamics of electrons and excitons in nanostructures (a review)
AU - Glazov, M. M.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The studies of spin phenomena in semiconductor low-dimensional systems have grown into the rapidly developing area of the condensed matter physics: spintronics. The most urgent problems in this area, both fundamental and applied, are the creation of charge carrier spin polarization and its detection, as well as electron spin control by nonmagnetic methods. Here, we present a review of recent achievements in the studies of spin dynamics of electrons, holes, and their complexes in the pump-probe method. The microscopic mechanisms of spin orientation of charge carriers and their complexes by short circularly polarized optical pulses and the formation processes of the spin signals of Faraday and Kerr rotation of the probe pulse polarization plane as well as induced ellipticity are discussed. A special attention is paid to the comparison of theoretical concepts with experimental data obtained on the n-type quantum well and quantum dot array samples.
AB - The studies of spin phenomena in semiconductor low-dimensional systems have grown into the rapidly developing area of the condensed matter physics: spintronics. The most urgent problems in this area, both fundamental and applied, are the creation of charge carrier spin polarization and its detection, as well as electron spin control by nonmagnetic methods. Here, we present a review of recent achievements in the studies of spin dynamics of electrons, holes, and their complexes in the pump-probe method. The microscopic mechanisms of spin orientation of charge carriers and their complexes by short circularly polarized optical pulses and the formation processes of the spin signals of Faraday and Kerr rotation of the probe pulse polarization plane as well as induced ellipticity are discussed. A special attention is paid to the comparison of theoretical concepts with experimental data obtained on the n-type quantum well and quantum dot array samples.
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U2 - 10.1134/S1063783412010143
DO - 10.1134/S1063783412010143
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84856323396
VL - 54
SP - 1
EP - 27
JO - Physics of the Solid State
JF - Physics of the Solid State
SN - 1063-7834
IS - 1
ER -
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