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Theory of spin noise in nanowires

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2013-05-29 v2

Abstract

We develop a theory of spin noise in semiconductor nanowires considered as prospective elements for spintronics. In these structures spin-orbit coupling can be realized as a random function of coordinate correlated on the spatial scale of the order of 10 nm. By analyzing different regimes of electron transport and spin dynamics, we demonstrate that the spin relaxation can be very slow and the resulting noise power spectrum increases algebraically as frequency goes to zero. This effect makes spin effects in nanowires best suitable for studies by rapidly developing spin-noise spectroscopy.

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@article{arxiv.1103.6040,
  title  = {Theory of spin noise in nanowires},
  author = {M. M. Glazov and E. Ya. Sherman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.6040},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Considerably revised version, includes main text and supplementary material