Electric field dependence of exciton spin relaxation in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells

  • A. Vinattieri
  • , Jagdeep Shah
  • , T. C. Damen
  • , K. W. Goossen
  • , L. N. Pfeiffer
  • , M. Z. Maialle
  • , L. J. Sham

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Abstract

We report measurements of the dependence of exciton spin relaxation in quantum-well structures on an external electric field along the growth direction and on the well thickness. The results show that exciton spin relaxation is dominated by electron-hole exchange interaction, and provide a quantitative understanding of various spin-relaxation rates and their dependence on electric field and well thickness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3164-3166
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume63
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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