Coherent transfer of spin through a semiconductor heterointerface

被引:109
作者
Malajovich, I [1 ]
Kikkawa, JM
Awschalom, DD
Berry, JJ
Samarth, N
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[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1015
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Spin transport between two semiconductors of widely different band gaps is time resolved by two-color pump-probe optical spectroscopy. Electron spin coherence is created in a GaAs substrate and subsequently appears in an adjacent ZnSe epilayer at temperatures ranging from 5 to 300 K. The data show that spin information can be protected by transport to regions of low spin decoherence, and regional boundaries used to control the resulting spin coherent phase.
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页码:1015 / 1018
页数:4
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