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Exciton spin noise in quantum wells. / Smirnov, D. S.; Glazov, M. M.
In: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 90, No. 8, 085303, 11.08.2014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Exciton spin noise in quantum wells
AU - Smirnov, D. S.
AU - Glazov, M. M.
PY - 2014/8/11
Y1 - 2014/8/11
N2 - A theory of spin fluctuations of excitons in quantum wells in the presence of nonresonant excitation has been developed. Both bright and dark excitonic states have been taken into account. The effect of a magnetic field applied in a quantum-well plane has been analyzed in detail. We demonstrate that in relatively small fields, the spin-noise spectrum consists of a single peak centered at a zero frequency, while an increase of magnetic field results in the formation of the second peak in the spectrum, owing to an interplay of the Larmor effect of the magnetic field and the exchange interaction between electrons and holes forming excitons. Experimental possibilities to observe the exciton spin noise are discussed, particularly by means of ultrafast spin-noise spectroscopy. We show that the fluctuation spectra contain, in addition to individual contributions of electrons and holes, information about the correlation of their spins.
AB - A theory of spin fluctuations of excitons in quantum wells in the presence of nonresonant excitation has been developed. Both bright and dark excitonic states have been taken into account. The effect of a magnetic field applied in a quantum-well plane has been analyzed in detail. We demonstrate that in relatively small fields, the spin-noise spectrum consists of a single peak centered at a zero frequency, while an increase of magnetic field results in the formation of the second peak in the spectrum, owing to an interplay of the Larmor effect of the magnetic field and the exchange interaction between electrons and holes forming excitons. Experimental possibilities to observe the exciton spin noise are discussed, particularly by means of ultrafast spin-noise spectroscopy. We show that the fluctuation spectra contain, in addition to individual contributions of electrons and holes, information about the correlation of their spins.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.085303
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.085303
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908182912
VL - 90
JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 8
M1 - 085303
ER -
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