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We report measurements of room-temperature spin-relaxation times $T_1$ and $T_2$ of charge-carrier spins in a $\pi$-conjugated polymer thin film under bipolar injection and low ($1\mbox{ mT}\lesssim B_0\lesssim 10\mbox{ mT}$) static…
We investigate electron spin relaxation in GaAs in the proximity of a Fe/MgO layer using spin-resolved optical pump-probe spectroscopy, revealing a strong dependence of the spin relaxation time on the strength of an exchange-driven…
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The unique combination of outstanding optical quality and attractive spin properties opens new avenues for optical spin control in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors. Using the optically detected magnetic resonance…
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The ultrafast relaxation and recombination dynamics of photogenerated electrons and holes in epitaxial graphene are studied using optical-pump Terahertz-probe spectroscopy. The conductivity in graphene at Terahertz frequencies depends on…
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The coherent spin dynamics of resident carriers, electrons and holes, in semiconductor quantum structures is studied by periodical optical excitation using short laser pulses and in an external magnetic field. The generation and dephasing…
Rydberg excitons, characterized by large spatial extension and reduced electron-hole overlap, must have a spin-valley dynamics different from that of ground state excitons. Here we report a direct measurement of spin relaxation of Rydberg…
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We investigated the metal-ordered manganite system YBaMn2O6 using electron spin resonance (ESR) in the paramagnetic regime across the charge-ordering and structural phase transition at T_CO = 480 K and T_t = 520 K, respectively. All ESR…
Quantum dots are arguably the best interface between matter spin qubits and flying photonic qubits. Using quantum dot devices to produce joint spin-photonic states requires the electronic spin qubits to be stored for extended times.…