Spin relaxation in CdTe quantum dots

  • Ye Chen*
  • , Tsuyoshi Okuno
  • , Yasuaki Masumoto
  • , Yoshikazu Terai
  • , Shinji Kuroda
  • , Koki Takita
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We have measured photoluminescence (PL) spectra and time-resolved PL in CdTe quantum dots under the longitudinal magnetic field up to 10 T. Circular polarization of PL increases with increasing magnetic field, while its linear polarization remains zero under linearly polarized excitation. This behavior cannot be explained by the anisotropic exchange interaction of excitons. Time-resolved PL measurements clarified that this behavior is caused by the suppression of spin relaxation induced by the longitudinal magnetic field. We believe that this behavior is related to the hyperfine interaction of electron spin with magnetic momenta of lattice nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Article number033314
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume71
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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