Nuclear effects in Kerr rotation-detected magnetic resonance of electrons in GaAs
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Wehave studied nuclear effects on electron spins in lightly doped n-GaAs bulk and quantumwell samples using optically detected magnetic resonance, with the optical detection done via Kerr rotation. The magnetic resonance signal allowed us to measure the electron T ∗ 2 lifetimes and g-factors. We observed strong dynamic nuclear polarization, which was controllable via nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. We measured the nuclear spin relaxation time (T1) by monitoring the changing Overhauser field in time, and were able to perform combined electron and nuclear resonance. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009