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Title: Ultrafast spin tunneling and injection in coupled nanostructures of InGaAs quantum dots and quantum well

Abstract

We investigate the electron-spin injection dynamics via tunneling from an In{sub 0.1}Ga{sub 0.9}As quantum well (QW) to In{sub 0.5}Ga{sub 0.5}As quantum dots (QDs) in coupled QW-QDs nanostructures. These coupled nanostructures demonstrate ultrafast (5 to 20 ps) spin injection into the QDs. The degree of spin polarization up to 45% is obtained in the QDs after the injection, essentially depending on the injection time. The spin injection and conservation are enhanced with thinner barriers due to the stronger electronic coupling between the QW and QDs.

Authors:
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  1. Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22257120
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ELECTRONS; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; INDIUM ARSENIDES; QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM WELLS; SPIN; SPIN ORIENTATION; TUNNEL EFFECT

Citation Formats

Yang, Xiao-Jie, Kiba, Takayuki, Yamamura, Takafumi, Takayama, Junichi, Subagyo, Agus, Sueoka, Kazuhisa, and Murayama, Akihiro. Ultrafast spin tunneling and injection in coupled nanostructures of InGaAs quantum dots and quantum well. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4861387.
Yang, Xiao-Jie, Kiba, Takayuki, Yamamura, Takafumi, Takayama, Junichi, Subagyo, Agus, Sueoka, Kazuhisa, & Murayama, Akihiro. Ultrafast spin tunneling and injection in coupled nanostructures of InGaAs quantum dots and quantum well. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861387
Yang, Xiao-Jie, Kiba, Takayuki, Yamamura, Takafumi, Takayama, Junichi, Subagyo, Agus, Sueoka, Kazuhisa, and Murayama, Akihiro. 2014. "Ultrafast spin tunneling and injection in coupled nanostructures of InGaAs quantum dots and quantum well". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861387.
@article{osti_22257120,
title = {Ultrafast spin tunneling and injection in coupled nanostructures of InGaAs quantum dots and quantum well},
author = {Yang, Xiao-Jie and Kiba, Takayuki and Yamamura, Takafumi and Takayama, Junichi and Subagyo, Agus and Sueoka, Kazuhisa and Murayama, Akihiro},
abstractNote = {We investigate the electron-spin injection dynamics via tunneling from an In{sub 0.1}Ga{sub 0.9}As quantum well (QW) to In{sub 0.5}Ga{sub 0.5}As quantum dots (QDs) in coupled QW-QDs nanostructures. These coupled nanostructures demonstrate ultrafast (5 to 20 ps) spin injection into the QDs. The degree of spin polarization up to 45% is obtained in the QDs after the injection, essentially depending on the injection time. The spin injection and conservation are enhanced with thinner barriers due to the stronger electronic coupling between the QW and QDs.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4861387},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22257120}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 1,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}