Title : 
Cd1-xMnxTe semimagnetic semiconductors for ultrafast spintronics and magnetooptics
         
        
            Author : 
Rey-De-Castro, Roberto ; Wang, Daozhi ; Verevkin, Aleksandr ; Mycielski, Andrzej ; Sobolewski, Roman
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr., Univ. of Rochester, NY, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present ultrafast optical characterization of Cd1-xMnxTe single crystals with high (x>0.5-Mn) concentration, studied by magnetooptical sampling and time-resolved magnetization modulation spectroscopy. We have demonstrated that the dynamics of both Mn spins and carrier spins in Cd1-xMnxTe is extremely fast (in the subpicosecond range), making the nanostructures based on this material very promising for applications in spintronics and magnetooptics.
         
        
            Keywords : 
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; magneto-optical devices; magnetoelectronics; manganese compounds; semimagnetic semiconductors; spin dynamics; time resolved spectra; Cd1-xMnxTe; Cd1-xMnxTe semimagnetic semiconductors; carrier spins; magnetooptics; nanostructure; spin dynamics; time resolved magnetization modulation spectra; ultrafast spintronics; Crystals; Magnetic materials; Magnetic modulators; Magnetization; Nanostructures; Optical modulation; Sampling methods; Spectroscopy; Tellurium; Ultrafast optics;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TNANO.2004.840164