Electron–phonon-induced spin relaxation in InAs quantum dots |
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Authors: | A. M. Alcalde Qu Fanyao G. E. Marques |
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Affiliation: | a Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Caixa Postal 676, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil;b LNMIS, Faculdade de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, 384000-902, Brazil |
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Abstract: | We have calculated spin-relaxation rates in parabolic quantum dots due to the phonon modulation of the spin–orbit interaction in the presence of an external magnetic field. Both deformation potential and piezoelectric electron–phonon coupling mechanisms are included within the Pavlov–Firsov spin–phonon Hamiltonian. Our results have demonstrated that, in narrow gap materials, the electron–phonon deformation potential and piezoelectric coupling give comparable contributions to spin-relaxation processes. For large dots, the deformation potential interaction becomes dominant. This behavior is not observed in wide or intermediate gap semiconductors, where the piezoelectric coupling, in general, governs the spin-relaxation processes. We have also demonstrated that spin-relaxation rates are particularly sensitive to the Landé g-factor. |
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Keywords: | Quantum dots Spin dephasing |
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