Abstract
Spin relaxation due to the D'yakonov-Perel' mechanism is intimately related with the spin splitting of the electronic states. We calculate the spin relaxation rates from anisotropic spin splittings of electron subbands in n-(001)-AlGaAs/GaAs quantum structures obtained in a self-consistent multiband approach. The giant anisotropy of spin relaxation rates found for different spin components in the (001) plane can be ascribed to a mutual compensation of terms because of the asymmetry of the bulk crystal and the quantum well structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 323-326 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bulk inversion asymmetry
- Spin relaxation
- Spin splitting
- Surface inversion asymmetry