液晶相位可变延迟器对光偏振态的调制

利用液晶相位可变延迟器（liquid crystal variable retarder, LCVR）的延迟相位随着其驱动电压连续可调特性，实现光偏振态的可控调制.设计了旋转检偏器，对LCVR进行820nm激光波长的现场校准，获得1/4λ、3/4λ和1/2λ、1λ相位延迟所对应的驱动电压，计算机控制其驱动电压实现对光偏振态的调制，并进行了检验，给出了理论分析和实验结果.该方法具有对光子入射方向不敏感、无需机械转动、适用较宽波长范围、实时可控等优点.     

液晶相位可变延迟器在极化电子碰撞实验中的应用

要液晶相位可变延迟器（liquid crystal variable retarders，LCVR）的快慢轴之间的相位差随两端所加的电压连续可调，通过调节电压可以实现对入射光偏振度、偏振方向的操控．文中第2，3部分介绍了LVCR在特定波长不同延迟相位的标定方法及标定结果，第4，5部分介绍了利用LVCR测量Stokes参数的原理及方法．     

自旋相关的电子隧穿和自旋极化

研究了电子的自旋相关的隧穿和极化。在外加磁场的作用下，自旋向上的电子与自旋向下的电子具有不同的隧穿系数。当电子的自旋方向与磁场方向相反时，其隧穿概率受到磁场的抑制而变小；反之，当两平行时，电子的了隧穿系数增大。这种差异可以用本中定义的自旋极化率来表示。本对不同磁场下的自旋极化率进行了计算，结果也表明当电子的动能较小，这种自旋极化的效应越显。     

装置极化效率对极化中子成像质量的影响及修正分析

极化中子照相技术通过分析极化中子束的自旋相移对样品磁场进行成像, 自旋极化/分析装置是照相系统的主要组成部分. 引入中子自旋极化/分析装置的极化效率参数, 从中子极化矢量与磁场相互作用机理出发, 重新推导探测中子强度与磁场分布的定量关系, 利用谱仪模拟软件VITESS, 选取bender型超镜极化器和 ³He 自旋过滤器作为极化/分析装置, 对量化修正式进行验证, 并综合装置极化效率、单色器能量分辨精度和bender型极化器的几何结构等参数, 初步分析极化中子照相技术的磁场定量检测能力, 相关结果可为极化中子照相的实验数据处理技术研究及装置设计提供参考. 关键词： 极化效率 中子照相 磁场成像     

本征GaAs中电子自旋极化对电子复合动力学的影响研究

采用时间分辨圆偏振光和线偏振光抽运-探测光谱，研究了9.6 K温度下本征GaAs中自旋极化电子与非极化电子的复合动力学及其随光子能量演化.发现自旋极化对电子复合动力学具有显著影响.仅在导带底附近测量时，两种方法测试到的复合寿命一致，而在高过超能量电子态测量时，两种方法测试到的复合寿命不一致.指出时间分辨法拉第光谱中，用于反演求解电子自旋相干寿命的电子复合寿命应该使用圆偏振光抽运-探测获得的复合寿命，而不是线偏振光抽运-探测获得的寿命.理论计算与实验结果吻合较好. 关键词： 圆偏振光抽运-探测光谱 自旋量子拍 自旋极化 GaAs     

自旋极化电子从铁磁金属注入半导体时自旋极化的计算

对自旋极化电子从铁磁金属通过绝缘层薄膜注入半导体时的自旋极化率与绝缘层厚度以及所加偏压的关系等作了计算.所得结果与最新实验结果相符，并发现偏压适中、绝缘层较厚时 有较大的电流自旋极化率，偏压很小时电流自旋极化率几乎为零. 关键词： 自旋极化电子注入 Slonczewski模型 隧道磁电阻 非零偏压     

电磁波辐照下量子线的电子自旋极化输运性质

理论上研究Rashba自旋-轨道相互作(SOI)量子线在外电磁波辐照下的电子自旋极化输运性质.在自由电子模型下利用散射矩阵方法,发现当Rashba SOI较弱时,自旋极化率与外电磁场频率和电子入射能量无关,而当Rashba SOI较强时,自旋极化率则强烈依赖于外场频率和电子入射能量,其物理根源是Rashba SOI使子带混合引起的.此外,当电子的入射能量增加到打开另一通道阈值时,电子的透射率出现一个反常的台阶结构,这来源于电子与光子的非弹性散射而使电子在子带间的跃迁. 关键词： 量子线 电磁波 自旋极化输运 散射矩阵     

伴随强光子辐射的自旋极化等离子体研究进展

强光子辐射导致的自旋极化等离子体是强激光与物质相互作用领域兴起的新研究方向。基于等离子体的自旋极化粒子束在固态材料诊断、原子核结构探测、弱电相互作用分析等方面具有广泛应用。同时,自旋作为电子的固有属性,它可为描述等离子体的行为状态提供新的信息自由度,因此自旋极化信号在强场等离子体自诊断也具有潜在应用。概述了在超强相对论等离子体中,由伽马光子辐射伴随的自旋翻转产生的自旋极化等离子体的物理机制,并对其在超高能量密度等离子体瞬态动力学反演的可能进行了介绍。     

对称双势垒量子阱中自旋极化输运的时间特性

电子的隧穿时间是描述量子器件动态工作范围的重要指标. 本文考虑k³ Dresselhaus 自旋轨道耦合效应对系统哈密顿量的修正, 结合转移矩阵方法和龙格-库塔法来解含时薛定谔方程, 进而讨论了电子在非磁半导体对称双势垒结构中的透射系数及隧穿寿命等问题. 研究结果发现:由于k³ Dresselhaus 自旋轨道耦合效应使自旋简并消除, 并在时间域内得到了表达, 导致自旋向上和自旋向下电子的透射峰发生了自旋劈裂; 不同自旋取向的电子构建时间和隧穿寿命不同, 这是导致自旋极化的原因之一; 电子的自旋极化在时间上趋于稳定. 关键词： 自旋极化输运 透射系数 隧穿寿命 自旋极化率     

量子点双链中电子自旋极化输运性质

利用非平衡格林函数方法, 研究了与单个量子点耦合的量子点双链中电子自旋极化输运性质. 由于系统中Rashba自旋轨道耦合产生的自旋相关的相位, 电子通过上下两种路径时, 自旋不同的电子干涉情况不同, 从而导致了电极中的自旋极化流. 左右两电极间的偏压使单个量子点中的自旋积聚在很大能量区域内能够保持较大的值. 由于系统结构的左右不对称, 正负偏压下自旋积聚情况完全不同. 这些计算结果将有助于实验上设计新型的自旋电子学器件.     

Optical signatures of spin polarization of carriers in quantum dots

We predict theoretically the optical signatures of spin polarization of carriers in self-assembled quantum dots. The emission spectra are mapped out as a function of increasing electron spin polarization for a fixed number of electrons and holes. The spin-polarized spectra are determined using exact diagonalization techniques for up to 12 particles, corresponding to two lowest filled shells. We predict that the spin polarization leads to photon polarization, to redshifts of emission lines due to excess exchange interactions among the spin-polarized electrons, and to a complete breakup of emission lines for spin-polarized electronic shells.     

Photoemission of spin-polarized electrons from negative electron affinity GaAsP

GaAs_0.62P_0.38 activated to negative electron affinity and irradiated with circularly polarized light of a wavelength shorter than approximately 680 nm emits electrons whose spins are mainly oriented antiparallel to the photon spins. At 650 nm a degree of electron spin polarization around 40% is observed. The spectrum of spin polarization of the photoelectrons is similar to that known from GaAs cathodes but is shifted to shorter wavelengths. 25 μA current of spin-polarized electrons were achieved with a 5 mW He-Ne laser.     

Experimental study on helium optical electron polarimetry

Optical electron polarimetry is suitable for calibration of a spin-polarized electron source, especially for measurement of polarization of spin-polarized electron beam. In this paper, a new optical electron polarimeter is described, which is based on the circularly polarized He radiation induced by the bombarding of He atoms with spin-polarized electrons. The theoretical basis of the optical electron polarimetry and the structure of the optical electron polarimeter are discussed. The measurement of polarization of spin-polarized electrons produced from a new GaAs （100） spin-polarized electron source is carried out. The result of polarization of 30.8% for our spin-polarized electron source is obtained using the He optical electron polarimeter.     

Polarization transfer in relativistic electron-nucleus bremsstrahlung

The emission of circularly polarized photons during the scattering of fast spin-polarized electrons from heavy nuclei is studied within the Dirac-Sommerfeld-Maue approach. Predictions are made for the dependence of the polarization correlations C₃₂ and C₁₂ on collision energy, photon energy and nuclear charge. A comparison with pilot measurements of the transmission asymmetry, sensitive to C₃₂, for 3.5 MeV e + Pb verifies that the polarization transfer increases with photon energy for small emission angles.     

Can spin-polarized photoemission measure spin properties in condensed matter?

Photoemitted electrons move in a vacuum; their quantum state can be completely characterized in terms of energy, momentum and spin polarization by spin-polarized photoemission experiments. A review article in this issue by Heinzmann and Dil (2012 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24 173001) considers whether the measured spin properties, i.e. the magnitude and direction of the spin polarization vector, can be traced back to the quantum state from which these electrons originate. The careful conclusion is that they can, which is highly relevant in view of the current interest in these experiments and their application to topological insulators, where the spin-orbit interaction produces spin-polarized surface states.     

Effects of geometry and linearly polarized cavity photons on charge and spin currents in a quantum ring with spin-orbit interactions

We calculate the persistent charge and spin polarization current inside a finite-width quantum ring of realistic geometry as a function of the strength of the Rashba or Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction. The time evolution in the transient regime of the two-dimensional (2D) quantum ring connected to electrically biased semi-infinite leads is governed by a time-convolutionless non-Markovian generalized master equation. The electrons are correlated via Coulomb interaction. In addition, the ring is embedded in a photon cavity with a single mode of linearly polarized photon field, which is polarized either perpendicular or parallel to the charge transport direction. To analyze carefully the physical effects, we compare to the analytical results of the toy model of a one-dimensional (1D) ring of non-interacting electrons with spin-orbit coupling. We find a pronounced charge current dip associated with many-electron level crossings at the Aharonov-Casher phase ΔΦ = π, which can be disguised by linearly polarized light. Qualitative agreement is found for the spin polarization currents of the 1D and 2D ring. Quantitatively, however, the spin polarization currents are weaker in the more realistic 2D ring, especially for weak spin-orbit interaction, but can be considerably enhanced with the aid of a linearly polarized electromagnetic field. Specific spin polarization current symmetries relating the Dresselhaus spin-orbit interaction case to the Rashba one are found to hold for the 2D ring, which is embedded in the photon cavity.     

Photon pressure and its effect on the magnetic properties of multilayer films

The effect of nanosecond laser pulses on the optical and magnetic properties of Bi-SiC-TbFe-SiC, SiC-TbFe-SiC, SiC-Tb-Au-Fe-SiC, and phthalocyanine dye-bismuth-phthalocyanine dye multilayer nanofilms is experimentally studied. The photon pressure of a laser beam is shown to cause electrons to drift in the direction of beam propagation. As a result of the injection of spin-polarized electrons from the magnetic layer, a nonequilibrium magnetization arises in the nonmagnetic Bi or Au layer, which changes the magnetooptic properties of the films. In three-layer dye-bismuth-dye films, the photon pressure of the laser radiation induces a space electron charge in the exit dye layer, which causes a drift of ionized bismuth atoms.     

Electron transport for a laser-irradiated quantum channel with Rashba spin-orbit coupling

We investigate theoretically the electron transport for a two-level quantum channel （wire） with Rashba spinorbit coupling under the irradiation of a longitudinally-polarized external laser field at low temperatures. Using the method of equation of motion for Keldysh nonequilibrium Green function, we examine the time-averaged spin polarized conductance for the system with photon polarization parallel to the wire direction. By analytical analysis and a few numerical examples, the interplay effects of the external laser field and the Rashba spin-orbit coupling on the spinpolarized conductance for the system are demonstrated and discussed. It is found that the longitudinally-polarized laser field can adjust the spin polarization rate and produce some photon sideband resonances of the conductance for the system.     

Thermally driven spin transport through a transverse-biased zigzag-edge graphene nanoribbon

In the framework of the Landauer-Büttiker formalism, we investigate coherent spin transport through a transverse-biased magnetic zigzag-edge graphene nanoribbon, with a temperature difference applied between the source and the drain. It is shown that a critical source temperature is needed to generate a spin-polarized current due to the presence of a forbidden transport gap. The magnitude of the obtained spin polarization exceeds 90% in a wide range of source temperatures, and its polarization direction could be changed by reversing the transverse electric field. We also find that, at fixed temperature difference, the spin-polarized current undergoes a transition from increasing to decreasing as the source temperature rises, which is attributed to the competition between the excited energy of electrons and the relative temperature difference. Moreover, by modulating the transverse electric field, the source temperature and the width of the ribbon, we can control the device to work well for generating a highly spin-polarized current.