Spin Physics in Semiconductors

Description

This book offers an extensive introduction to the extremely rich and intriguing field of spin-related phenomena in semiconductors. In this second edition, all chapters have been updated to include the latest experimental and theoretical research. Furthermore, it covers the entire field: bulk semiconductors, two-dimensional semiconductor structures, quantum dots, optical and electric effects, spin-related effects, electron-nuclei spin interactions, Spin Hall effect, spin torques, etc. Thanks to its self-contained style, the book is ideally suited for graduate students and researchers new to the field. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Basics of Semiconductor and Spin Physics (M. I. Dyakonov)....Pages 1-37 Spin Dynamics of Free Carriers in Quantum Wells (R. T. Harley, A. Balocchi, T. Amand)....Pages 39-68 Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells (Thierry Amand, Xavier Marie)....Pages 69-103 Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots (Xavier Marie, Bernhard Urbaszek, Olivier Krebs, Thierry Amand)....Pages 105-129 Time-Resolved Spin Dynamics and Spin Noise Spectroscopy (J. Hübner, M. Oestreich)....Pages 131-154 Coherent Spin Dynamics of Carriers (Dmitri R. Yakovlev, Manfred Bayer)....Pages 155-206 Spin Properties of Confined Electrons in Si (Wolfgang Jantsch, Zbysław Wilamowski)....Pages 207-240 Spin Hall Effect (M. I. Dyakonov, A. V. Khaetskii)....Pages 241-280 Spin-Photogalvanics (E. L. Ivchenko, S. D. Ganichev)....Pages 281-327 Spin Injection (Mark Johnson)....Pages 329-354 Spin-Orbit Torques and Spin Dynamics (M. B. Jungfleisch, W. Zhang, R. Winkler, A. Hoffmann)....Pages 355-385 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Nuclear Fields (V. K. Kalevich, K. V. Kavokin, Igor Merkulov, M. R. Vladimirova)....Pages 387-430 Electron-Nuclear Spin Interactions in the Quantum Hall Regime (B. Friess, Y. Q. Li, J. H. Smet)....Pages 431-475 Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors: Basic Physics and Optical Properties (Joël Cibert, Denis Scalbert)....Pages 477-524 Back Matter ....Pages 525-532