All optical measurement of Rashba coefficient in quantum wells
All optical measurement of Rashba coefficient in quantum wells
We perform an all-optical spin-dynamic measurement of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction in (110)-oriented GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells under applied electric field. This crystallographic orientation allows us to isolate the Rashba from other contributions, giving precise values of the Rashba coefficient. At low temperature, we find good agreement between our measurements and the k·p theory. Unexpectedly, we observe a temperature dependence of the Rashba coefficient that may signify the importance of higher-order terms of the Rashba coupling.
aluminium compounds, gallium arsenide, III-V semiconductors, semiconductor quantum wells, spin dynamics, spin-orbit interactions
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Eldridge, P.S.
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Leyland, W.J.H.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Karimov, O.Z.
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Henini, M.
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Taylor, D.
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Phillips, R.T.
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Harley, R.T.
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31 March 2008
Eldridge, P.S.
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Leyland, W.J.H.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Karimov, O.Z.
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Henini, M.
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Taylor, D.
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Phillips, R.T.
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Harley, R.T.
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Eldridge, P.S., Leyland, W.J.H., Lagoudakis, P.G., Karimov, O.Z., Henini, M., Taylor, D., Phillips, R.T. and Harley, R.T.
(2008)
All optical measurement of Rashba coefficient in quantum wells.
Physical Review B, 77 (12), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.125344).
Abstract
We perform an all-optical spin-dynamic measurement of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction in (110)-oriented GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells under applied electric field. This crystallographic orientation allows us to isolate the Rashba from other contributions, giving precise values of the Rashba coefficient. At low temperature, we find good agreement between our measurements and the k·p theory. Unexpectedly, we observe a temperature dependence of the Rashba coefficient that may signify the importance of higher-order terms of the Rashba coupling.
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Published date: 31 March 2008
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aluminium compounds, gallium arsenide, III-V semiconductors, semiconductor quantum wells, spin dynamics, spin-orbit interactions
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/153363
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M. Henini
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D. Taylor
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R.T. Phillips
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R.T. Harley
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