The femtosecond laser excitation of the spin configuration in a low-dimensional magnetic semiconductor is investigated. An atomistic Schrodinger model is developed in which trapped electrons and ionic impurities¨ are coupled via exchange interactions. By defining a suitable set of non-Hermitian operators, the microscopic Schrodinger description of the particles is combined with the more phenomenological Landau-Bloch relaxation¨ mechanism. Differing from the standard approaches, in this model the statistical widths of the wave functions become time-dependent. This enables the study of decoherence effects where the evolution of the system, from an initial pure state to a final mixed state, is induced by the spin interaction. Simulations reproduce the out-of-equilibrium spin evolution observed in ZnCdSe devices. The effects of quantum confinement and multimode excitation are discussed
Spin evolution in a two-dimensional electron gas after laser excitation / Morandi, O. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - STAMPA. - 83:(2011), pp. 224428-224434. [10.1103/PhysRevB.83.224428]
Spin evolution in a two-dimensional electron gas after laser excitation
MORANDI, OMAR
2011
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The femtosecond laser excitation of the spin configuration in a low-dimensional magnetic semiconductor is investigated. An atomistic Schrodinger model is developed in which trapped electrons and ionic impurities¨ are coupled via exchange interactions. By defining a suitable set of non-Hermitian operators, the microscopic Schrodinger description of the particles is combined with the more phenomenological Landau-Bloch relaxation¨ mechanism. Differing from the standard approaches, in this model the statistical widths of the wave functions become time-dependent. This enables the study of decoherence effects where the evolution of the system, from an initial pure state to a final mixed state, is induced by the spin interaction. Simulations reproduce the out-of-equilibrium spin evolution observed in ZnCdSe devices. The effects of quantum confinement and multimode excitation are discussedFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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