The quadrupole mechanism of hole spin relaxation

dc.creatorSerebrennikov, Yuri A.
dc.date2007-10-07
dc.date2008-01-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:19:25Z
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dc.descriptionFor spin-3/2 holes the anisotropic part of the instantaneous Luttinger Hamiltonian can be represented as an effective quadrupole coupling. We investigate the hole spin relaxation process induced by nonadiabatic fluctuations of this interaction. The obtained analytical solution of the stochastic Liouville equation describes the polarization decay of spin-3/2 holes in all regimes of momentum scattering: from collision-dominated to ballistic. Our results create the basis for quantitative interpretation of recent experiments and elucidate the striking difference between the hole spin relaxation process in bulk crystals and 2D semiconductor nanostructures.
dc.descriptionThis version of the article is considerably extended
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1446
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1446
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physleta.2008.01.040
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/154382
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleThe quadrupole mechanism of hole spin relaxation
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