Spin-flip transitions between Zeeman sublevels in semiconductor quantum dots - art. no. 125316

Citation
Av. Khaetskii et Yv. Nazarov, Spin-flip transitions between Zeeman sublevels in semiconductor quantum dots - art. no. 125316, PHYS REV B, 6412(12), 2001, pp. 5316
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
01631829 → ACNP
Volume
6412
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(20010915)6412:12<5316:STBZSI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We have studied spin-flip transitions between Zeeman sublevels in GaAs elec tron quantum dots. Several different mechanisms which originate from spin-o rbit coupling are shown to be responsible for such processes. It is shown t hat spin-lattice relaxation for the electron localized in a quantum dot is much less effective than for the free electron. The spin-flip rates due to several other mechanisms not related to the spin-orbit interaction are also estimated.