Anisotropic spin splitting and spin relaxation in asymmetric zinc-blende semiconductor quantum structures

DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.1336

Kainz, Josef ; Rössler, Ulrich ; Winkler, R.

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Abstract

Spin relaxation due to the D'yakonov-Perel' mechanism is intimately related with the spin splitting of the electronic states. We determine the spin relaxation rates from anisotropic spin splittings of electron subbands in n-(001) zinc blende semiconductor quantum structures calculated self-consistently in the multiband envelope function approach. The giant anisotropy of spin relaxation rates ...