Spin lifetime measurements in GaAsBi thin films

Abstract

Photoluminescence spectroscopy and Hanle effect measurements are used to investigate carrier spin dephasing and recombination times in the semiconductor alloy GaAsBi as a function of temperature and excitation energy. Hanle effect measurements reveal the product of g-factor and effective spin dephasing time (gTs) ranges from 0.8 ns at 40 K to 0.1 ns at 120 K. The temperature dependence of gTs provides evidence for a thermally activated effect, which is attributed to hole localization at single Bi or Bi cluster sites below 40 K.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 14, 2013
Source ID
10.1063/1.4781415

Entities

People

  • Brennan Pursley
  • G. Vardar
  • M. Luengo-kovac
  • R. S. Goldman
  • V. Sih

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Michigan

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene