Spin Physics in Semiconductors

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dyakonov, Michel I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, 157
• Subjects: Physics.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Engineering, general.; Electrical Engineering.

This book describes beautiful optical and transport phenomena related to the electron and nuclear spins in semiconductors with emphasis on a clear presentation of the physics involved. Recent results on quantum wells and quantum dots are reviewed. The book is intended for students and researchers in...

Table of Contents:

• Basics of Semiconductor and Spin Physics
• Spin Dynamics of Free Carriers in Quantum Wells
• Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells
• Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots
• Time-Resolved Spin Dynamics and Spin Noise Spectroscopy
• Coherent Spin Dynamics of Carriers
• Spin Properties of Confined Electrons in Si
• Spin Hall Effect
• Spin-Photogalvanics
• Spin Injection
• Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Nuclear Fields
• Nuclear-Electron Spin Interactions in the Quantum Hall Regime
• Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors: Basic Physics and Optical Properties.