Spill relaxation of electrons in strained-GaAs-Layer photocathode of polarized electron source

被引:15
作者
Horinaka, H
Ono, D
Zhen, WD
Wada, K
Cho, Y
Hayashi, Y
Nakanishi, T
Okumi, S
Aoyagi, H
Saka, T
Kato, T
机构
[1] UNIV OSAKA PREFECTURE,COLL INTEGRATED ARTS & SCI,SAKAI,OSAKA 593,JAPAN
[2] NAGOYA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,NAGOYA,AICHI 464,JAPAN
[3] DAIDO STEEL CO LTD,NEW MAT RES LAB,NAGOYA,AICHI 457,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 12A期
关键词
spin relaxation; luminescence polarization; strained layer; polarized electron source; spin-polarized electrons; time-resolved measurement;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.34.6444
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The luminescence polarization method using a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser and a streak camera. is applied to the measurement of the spin relaxation time and the lifetime of electrons in the strained-GaAs-layer photocathode of a polarized electron source. The spin relaxation time and the electron lifetime are 105 ps and 45 ps at room temperature, respectively. Electron-hole scattering is thought to be the main mechanism of the spin relaxation of our strained-GaAs photocathode.
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页码:6444 / 6447
页数:4
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