Spin-subband populations and spin polarization of quasi two-dimensional carriers under in-plane magnetic field

dc.creatorSimserides, Constantinos
dc.date2006-11-30
dc.date2007-04-04
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dc.descriptionUnder an in-plane magnetic field, the density of states of quasi two-dimensional carriers deviates from the occasionally stereotypic step-like form both quantitatively and qualitatively. For the first time, we study how this affects the spin-subband populations and the spin-polarization as functions of the temperature, T, and the in-plane magnetic field, B, for narrow to wide dilute-magnetic-semiconductor quantum wells. We examine a wide range of material and structural parameters, focusing on the quantum well width, the magnitude of the spin-spin exchange interaction, and the sheet carrier concentration. Generally, increasing T, the carrier spin-splitting, U, decreases, augmenting the influence of the minority-spin carriers. Increasing B, U increases and accordingly carriers populate majority-spin subbands while they abandon minority-spin subbands. Furthermore, in line with the density of states modification, all energetically higher subbands become gradually depopulated. We also indicate the ranges where the system is completely spin-polarized.
dc.description7 pages, 6 figures, Physical Review B (in press)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611784
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611784
dc.identifierPHYSICAL REVIEW B 75, 195344 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.195344
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/153982
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleSpin-subband populations and spin polarization of quasi two-dimensional carriers under in-plane magnetic field
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