Spin Orientation of Holes in Quantum Wells
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2008-11-12 v1
Abstract
This paper reviews the spin orientation of spin-3/2 holes in quantum wells. We discuss the Zeeman and Rashba spin splitting in hole systems that are qualitatively different from their counterparts in electron systems. We show how a systematic understanding of the unusual spin-dependent phenomena in hole systems can be gained using a multipole expansion of the spin density matrix. As an example we discuss spin precession in hole systems that can give rise to an alternating spin polarization. Finally, we discuss the qualitatively different regimes of hole spin polarization decay in clean and dirty samples.
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@article{arxiv.0811.1744,
title = {Spin Orientation of Holes in Quantum Wells},
author = {R. Winkler and Dimitrie Culcer and S. J. Papadakis and B. Habib and M. Shayegan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.1744},
year = {2008}
}
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14 pages, 8 figures