Title :
One-photon spin injection in semiconductor surfaces
Author :
Cabellos, J.L. ; Mendoza, Bernardo S. ; Nastos, F. ; Rangel, T. ; Arzate, N. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Centro de Investgaciones en Opt., Leon
Abstract :
We present a study of optical electron spin-injection at the surface of semiconductors from direct optical excitation with circularly polarized light.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; antimony; arsenic; electron spin polarisation; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; hydrogen; indium; light polarisation; magnetoelectronics; silicon; surface reconstruction; As-Si; GaAs; In-Si; Sb-GaAs; Si; Si-H; circularly polarized light; direct optical excitation; one-photon spin injection; optical electron spin-injection; semiconductor surfaces; spintronics; surface reconstruction; Electron optics; Gallium arsenide; Magnetic semiconductors; Magnetoelectronics; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Photonic band gap; Spin polarized transport; Surface cleaning; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590460
