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Cyclotron effect on coherent spin precession of two-dimensional electrons. / Griesbeck, M.; Glazov, M. M.; Korn, T.; Sherman, E. Ya; Waller, D.; Reichl, C.; Schuh, D.; Wegscheider, W.; Schüller, C.
In: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 80, No. 24, 241314, 31.12.2009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Cyclotron effect on coherent spin precession of two-dimensional electrons
AU - Griesbeck, M.
AU - Glazov, M. M.
AU - Korn, T.
AU - Sherman, E. Ya
AU - Waller, D.
AU - Reichl, C.
AU - Schuh, D.
AU - Wegscheider, W.
AU - Schüller, C.
PY - 2009/12/31
Y1 - 2009/12/31
N2 - We investigate the spin dynamics of high-mobility two-dimensional electrons in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells grown along the [001] and [110] directions by time-resolved Faraday rotation at low temperatures. In measurements on the (001)-grown structures without external magnetic fields, we observe coherent oscillations of the electron-spin polarization about the effective spin-orbit field. In nonquantizing magnetic fields applied normal to the sample plane, the cyclotron motion of the electrons rotates the effective spin-orbit field. This rotation leads to fast oscillations in the spin polarization about a nonzero value and a strong increase in the spin dephasing time in our experiments. These two effects are absent in the (110)-grown structure due to the different symmetry of its effective spin-orbit field. The measurements are in excellent agreement with our theoretical model.
AB - We investigate the spin dynamics of high-mobility two-dimensional electrons in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells grown along the [001] and [110] directions by time-resolved Faraday rotation at low temperatures. In measurements on the (001)-grown structures without external magnetic fields, we observe coherent oscillations of the electron-spin polarization about the effective spin-orbit field. In nonquantizing magnetic fields applied normal to the sample plane, the cyclotron motion of the electrons rotates the effective spin-orbit field. This rotation leads to fast oscillations in the spin polarization about a nonzero value and a strong increase in the spin dephasing time in our experiments. These two effects are absent in the (110)-grown structure due to the different symmetry of its effective spin-orbit field. The measurements are in excellent agreement with our theoretical model.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.241314
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.241314
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954698266
VL - 80
JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 24
M1 - 241314
ER -
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