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Gateable suppression of spin relaxation in semiconductor FETs

Gateable suppression of spin relaxation in semiconductor FETs
Gateable suppression of spin relaxation in semiconductor FETs
The decay of spin memory in a 2D electron gas is found to be suppressed close to the metal-insulator transition. By dynamically probing the device using ultrafast spectroscopy, relaxation of optically excited electron spin is directly measured as a function of the carrier density. Motional narrowing favors spin preservation in the maximally scattered but nonlocalized electronic states. This implies that the spin-relaxation rate can be both tuned in situ and specifically engineered in appropriate device geometries.
1079-7114
2150-2153
Sandhu, J.S.
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Heberle, A.P.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Cleaver, J.R.A.
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Sandhu, J.S.
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Heberle, A.P.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Sandhu, J.S., Heberle, A.P., Baumberg, J.J. and Cleaver, J.R.A. (2001) Gateable suppression of spin relaxation in semiconductor FETs. Physical Review Letters, 86 (10), 2150-2153. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2150).

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The decay of spin memory in a 2D electron gas is found to be suppressed close to the metal-insulator transition. By dynamically probing the device using ultrafast spectroscopy, relaxation of optically excited electron spin is directly measured as a function of the carrier density. Motional narrowing favors spin preservation in the maximally scattered but nonlocalized electronic states. This implies that the spin-relaxation rate can be both tuned in situ and specifically engineered in appropriate device geometries.

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Submitted date: 19 September 2000
Published date: March 2001
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 256694
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/256694
ISSN: 1079-7114
PURE UUID: 9e5f30e1-484a-4e82-8778-72be25871f57

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Date deposited: 18 Jul 2002
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 05:47

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Author: J.S. Sandhu
Author: A.P. Heberle
Author: J.J. Baumberg
Author: J.R.A. Cleaver

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