Electron spin coherence in long wavelength Hg/sub 1-x/Cd/sub x/Te

Author

Pidgeon, C.R. ; Murzyn, P. ; Wells, J.-P.R. ; Gordon, N.T. ; Ashley, T. ; Jefferson, J.H. ; Burke, T.M. ; Maxey, C.D. ; Murdin, B.N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

fYear

2002

fDate

26-26 Sept. 2002

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

26

Abstract

The authors have used the Dutch free electron laser (FELIX) to measure spin coherence times in long wavelength Hg/sub 1-x/Cd/sub x/Te at wavelengths between 4 and 10 /spl mu/m and from 4-300K. In particular, they measure remarkably long spin coherence times at 300K.

Keywords

Faraday effect; II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; carrier lifetime; electron spin polarisation; light polarisation; mercury compounds; narrow band gap semiconductors; time resolved spectra; 4 to 10 micron; 4 to 300 K; Faraday rotation; Hg/sub 1-x/Cd/sub x/Te; electron spin coherence; long spin coherence times; long wavelength Hg/sub 1-x/Cd/sub x/Te; polarization pump-probe method; spin coherence times; Coherence; Electrons; Extraterrestrial measurements; Light scattering; Mercury (metals); Ocean temperature; Polarization; Semiconductor materials; Tellurium; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2002. Conference Digest. Twenty Seventh International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7423-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2002.1076066

Filename

1076066