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Mechanism of the D’yakonov-Perel’ spin relaxation in frequent electron-electron collisions in a quantum well with a finite width

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A precession mechanism of spin relaxation of conduction electrons in a square quantum well is analyzed. The dependence of the spin relaxation time on the width of a quantum well and the height of its barriers is calculated under the assumption that the electron-electron collisions dominate over other processes of carrier scattering.

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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2003, pp. 1108–1111.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2003 by Glazov.

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Glazov, M.M. Mechanism of the D’yakonov-Perel’ spin relaxation in frequent electron-electron collisions in a quantum well with a finite width. Phys. Solid State 45, 1162–1165 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1583808

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