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We perform a theoretical investigation on the time evolution of spin pulses in an $n$-type GaAs (001) quantum well with and without external electric field at high temperatures by constructing and numerically solving the kinetic spin Bloch…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Jiang , M. Q. Weng , M. W. Wu , J. L. Cheng

The photovoltaic effect induced by terahertz radiation in a gated two-dimensional electron gas in magnetic field is considered theoretically. It is assumed that the incoming radiation creates an ac voltage between the source and gate and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-02-26 Maria Lifshits , Michel I. Dyakonov

We perform strategic current injection in a small mesoscopic superconductor and control the (non)equilibrium quantum states in an applied homogeneous magnetic field. In doing so, we realize a current-driven splitting of multi-quanta…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-14 M. V. Milošević , A. Kanda , S. Hatsumi , F. M. Peeters , Y. Ootuka

We investigate the zero and finite temperature transport properties of a quasi-two-dimensional electron gas in a GaAs/InGaAs/GaAs quantum well under a magnetic field, taking into account many-body effects via a local-field correction. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-04 Truong Van Tuan , Nguyen Quoc Khanh , Vo Van Tai , Dang Khanh Linh

We report on recent experiments investigating the modification of the inter-band optical response of a piezoelectric semiconductor quantum well structure under the influence of intense short period surface acoustic waves. Experimentally, we…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-02-03 C. Rocke , A. Wixforth , J. P. Kotthaus , H. Boehm , G. Weimann

The results of magnetoconductivity measurements in GaInAs quantum wells are presented. The observed magnetoconductivity appears due to the quantum interference, which lead to the weak localization effect. It is established that the details…

High energy resolution spectroscopic studies of quantum magnets have proven to be extremely valuable in directly accessing magnetodynamics quantities, such as energy barriers, magnetic interactions, lifetime of excited states and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-17 Sascha Brinker , Felix Küster , Stuart S. P. Parkin , Paolo Sessi , Samir Lounis

The scattering of electromagnetic radiation by the particle gyrating in an external magnetic field is considered. Particular attention is paid to the low-frequency case, when the frequencies of incident radiation are much less than the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. A. Petrova

We study the spin photogalvanic effect in two-dimensional electron system with structure inversion asymmetry by means of the solution of semiconductor optical Bloch equations. It is shown that a linearly polarized light may inject a pure…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Bin Zhou , Shun-Qing Shen

We show that an electric field parallel to the wavefronts of an electron-hole grating in a GaAs quantum well generates, via the electronic spin Hall effect, a spin grating of the same wave vector and with an amplitude that can exceed 1% of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Ka Shen , G. Vignale

We model the formation of magnetospheric components of millisecond pulsar light curves, deriving an approximate model for the curved space, `swept-back' dipole field and following photon emission, propagation, and scattering. Magnetospheric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Timothy M. Braje , Roger W. Romani

It is shown that a flux of unpolarized electrons across a symmetric double barrier quantum well induces a spin polarization inside the well. Besides, the transmitted current acquires a spin polarized component and the spin-Hall current…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. G. Mal'shukov , C. S. Chu

We investigate the nonlinear propagation of multidimensional magnetosonic shock waves (MSWs) in a dissipative quantum magnetoplasma. A macroscopic quantum magnetohydrodynamic (QMHD) model is used to include the quantum force associated with…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-11-20 B. Sahu , A. P. Misra

In this letter we explore how the microscopic dynamics of charge transfer (CT) excitons are influenced by the presence of an external magnetic field in disordered molecular semiconductors. This influence is driven by the dynamic interplay…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-06-03 Chee Kong Lee , Liang Shi , Adam P. Willard

Magneto-optic behaviour is a specific, non-reciprocal example of gyrotropic behaviour. When coupled to photo-induced Faraday rotation it is possible to discriminate this effect from the background of other nonlinear effects Non-reciprocal…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Allan D. Boardman , Larry Velasco , Peter Egan

This paper discusses the combined effects of optical excitation power, interface roughness, lattice temperature, and applied magnetic fields on the spin-coherence of excitonic states in GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells. For low optical…

Optically detected resonance spectroscopy has been used to investigate effects of weak random lateral potential energy fluctuations on internal transitions of charged magneto-excitons (trions) in quasi two-dimensional GaAs/AlGaAs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 C. J. Meining , V. R. Whiteside , B. D. McCombe , A. B. Dzyubenko , J. G. Tischler , A. S. Bracker , D. Gammon

It is shown that, in some cases, the effect of discrete distributions of flux lines in quantum mechanics can be associated with the effect of continuous distributions of magnetic fields with special symmetries. In particular, flux lines…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Ismael L. Paiva , Yakir Aharonov , Jeff Tollaksen , Mordecai Waegell

A theory of spin fluctuations of excitons in quantum wells in the presence of non-resonant excitation has been developed. Both bright and dark excitonic states have been taken into account. The effect of a magnetic field applied in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-08-13 D. S. Smirnov , M. M. Glazov