Ultrafast spin dynamics in magnetic wide-bandgap semiconductors

作者:Raskin Maxim; Stiehm Torsten; Cohn Alicia W; Whitaker Kelly M; Ochsenbein Stefan T; de Vasconcellos Steffen Michaelis; Brandt Martin S; Gamelin Daniel R; Bratschitsch Rudolf*
来源:Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 2014, 251(9): 1685-1693.
DOI:10.1002/pssb.201350239

摘要

Magnetic wide-bandgap semiconductors based on ZnO and GaN are promising for spintronics applications and interesting for studying the interaction of charge carriers with magnetic ions. We use time-resolved Faraday rotation spectroscopy to investigate the ultrafast spin dynamics in Zn1-xMnxO and Ga1-xMnxN. The mean field electron-magnetic ion exchange constant is determined by measuring the transient effective g-factor (g*) for these materials. The relevant scattering processes are revealed by analyzing the ensemble spin dephasing time T-2*

  • 出版日期2014-9