Spin relaxation in InAs columnar quantum dots

Takehiko Umi, Hidetaka Nosho, Shulong Lu, Lianhe Li, Andrea Fiore, Atsushi Tackeuchi

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    We have investigated carrier spin dynamics in InAs columnar quantum dots (CQDs) by time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) measurement. The CQDs were formed by depositing a 1.8 monolayer InAs seed dot layer and a short-period GaAs/InAs superlattice (SL). The spin relaxation time was found to be prolonged from 1.6 to 5.3 ns by increasing the number of SL periods from 3 to 35. The PL decay time also increased from 0.93 to 1.9 ns, indicating a decrease in the spatial overlap of electron and hole wave functions. The changes in both the spin relaxation time and the PL decay time suggest that the Bir-Aronov-Pikus process is the main spin relaxation mechanism.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number04C199
    JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
    Volume48
    Issue number4 PART 2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 Apr

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    Photoluminescence
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    Relaxation time
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    Spin dynamics
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    spin dynamics
    Wave functions
    Seed
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    Monolayers
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    Electrons
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    Spin relaxation in InAs columnar quantum dots. / Umi, Takehiko; Nosho, Hidetaka; Lu, Shulong; Li, Lianhe; Fiore, Andrea; Tackeuchi, Atsushi.

    In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 48, No. 4 PART 2, 04C199, 04.2009.

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    Umi, T, Nosho, H, Lu, S, Li, L, Fiore, A & Tackeuchi, A 2009, 'Spin relaxation in InAs columnar quantum dots', Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 48, no. 4 PART 2, 04C199. https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.48.04C199
    Umi T, Nosho H, Lu S, Li L, Fiore A, Tackeuchi A. Spin relaxation in InAs columnar quantum dots. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 2009 Apr;48(4 PART 2). 04C199. https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.48.04C199
    Umi, Takehiko ; Nosho, Hidetaka ; Lu, Shulong ; Li, Lianhe ; Fiore, Andrea ; Tackeuchi, Atsushi. / Spin relaxation in InAs columnar quantum dots. In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 2009 ; Vol. 48, No. 4 PART 2.
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