Electron spin coherence dynamics in CdS crystals

GUO Jiaxing; WU Zhen; LIANG Pan; JIANG Meizhen; HU Rongrong; ZHANG Yuanyuan; FENG Donghai

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022005

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GUO Jiaxing, WU Zhen, LIANG Pan, JIANG Meizhen, HU Rongrong, ZHANG Yuanyuan, FENG Donghai. Electron spin coherence dynamics in CdS crystals[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Natural Sciences), 2021, (1): 92-102. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022005

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GUO Jiaxing, WU Zhen, LIANG Pan, JIANG Meizhen, HU Rongrong, ZHANG Yuanyuan, FENG Donghai. Electron spin coherence dynamics in CdS crystals[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Natural Sciences), 2021, (1): 92-102. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022005

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Electron spin coherence dynamics in CdS crystals

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022005

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State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai　200241, China
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College of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai　201306, China
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Colloge of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai　200235, China

Received Date: 2020-03-14
Publish Date: 2021-01-27

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In this paper, we use time-resolved Kerr rotation(TRKR) spectroscopy to study the electron spin coherence dynamics of a wurtzite (0001) plane n-CdS single crystal at different temperatures and wavelengths. Two types of electronic spin signals are observed in this material at low temperatures. One is a long-lived spin signal at relatively long pump probe wavelengths, where the spin dephasing time exceeds 4.8 ns at 5 K and decreases with increasing temperature. The other is a short-lived spin signal at relatively short pump probe wavelengths, where the spin dephasing time is about 40 ps and persists up to room temperature; in this case, the spin signal is largely independent of temperature. Studies have shown that long-lived spin signals can be attributed to localized electrons, while short-lived spin signals can be attributed to conduction delocalized electrons.
- electron spin,
- CdS,
- single crystal,
- pump-probe

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