Spin Physics in Semiconductors

ISBN-13: 9783319654355 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 532 str.

Mikhail I. Dyakonov

Opis

The purpose of this collective book is to present a non-exhaustive survey of sp- related phenomena in semiconductors with a focus on recent research. In some sense it may be regarded as an updated version of theOpticalOrientation book, which was entirely devoted to spin physics in bulk semiconductors. During the 24 years that have elapsed, we have witnessed, on the one hand, an extraordinary development in the wonderful semiconductor physics in two dim- sions with the accompanying revolutionary applications. On the other hand, during the last maybe 15 years there was a strong revival in the interest in spin phen- ena, in particular in low-dimensional semiconductor structures. While in the 1970s and 1980s the entire world population of researchers in the ?eld never exceeded 20 persons, now it can be counted by the hundreds and the number of publications by the thousands. This explosive growth is stimulated, to a large extent, by the hopes that the electron and/or nuclear spins in a semiconductor will help to accomplish the dream of factorizing large numbers by quantum computing and eventually to develop a new spin-based electronics, or "spintronics." Whether any of this will happen or not, still remains to be seen. Anyway, these ideas have resulted in a large body of interesting and exciting research, which is a good thing by itself. The ?eld of spin physics in semiconductors is extremely rich and interesting with many spectacular effects in optics and transport.

Spis treści

Basics of Semiconductor and Spin Physics.- Spin Dynamics of Free Carriers in Quantum Wells.- Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells.- Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Time-Resolved Spin Dynamics and Spin Noise Spectroscopy.- Coherent Spin Dynamics of Carriers.- Spin Properties of Confined Electrons in Si.- Spin Hall Effect.- Spin-Photogalvanics.- Spin Injection.- Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Nuclear Fields.- Nuclear-Electron Spin Interactions in the Quantum Hall Regime.- Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors: Basic Physics and Optical Properties.

 

O autorze

Professor M.I. Dyakonov worked at Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg (1962-1998) and at University of  Montpellier (1998-2009). Presently professor emeritus at University of Montpellier. Awards: State Prize of USSR (1976), Ioffe prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1995), Beller Lectureship Award by American Physical Society (2009), Prix Félix Robin de la Societé Française de Physique (2009), Honorary Member, Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg (2014),  Outstanding Referee for APS journals (2015).

Blurb

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.