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a r X i v : c o n d - m a t / 0 5 0 2 5 5 9 v 2 [ c o n d - m a t .m e s - h a l l ] 2 0 J u n 2 0 0 5 Anomalous Spin Polarization of GaAs Two-Dimensional Hole Systems R. Winkler,1, 2 E. Tutuc,2 S. J. Papadakis,2 S. Melinte,2 M. Shayegan,2 D. Wasserman,2 and S. A. Lyon2 1Institut fu?r Festko?rperphysik, Universita?t Hannover, Appelstr. 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (Dated: February 2, 2008) We report measurements and calculations of the spin-subband depopulation, induced by a parallel magnetic field, of dilute GaAs two-dimensional (2D) hole systems. The results reveal that the shape of the confining potential dramatically affects the values of in-plane magnetic field at which the upper spin subband is depopulated. Most surprisingly, unlike 2D electron systems, the carrier- carrier interaction in 2D hole systems does not significantly enhance the spin susceptibility. We interpret our findings using a multipole expansion of the spin density matrix, and suggest that the suppression of the enhancement is related to the holes’ band structure and effective spin j = 3/2. PACS numbers: 73.50.-h, 71.70.Ej, 73.43.Qt I. INTRODUCTION It was first pointed out by Janak that for a two- dimensional electron system (2DES) in a static mag- netic field the exchange interaction acts like an effec- tive magnetic field (in addition to the applied field) so that the Zeeman energy splitting is enhanced.1 Recently, the Zeeman splitting and spin susceptibility of inter- acting 2D carrier systems have been a subject of re- newed interest,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 fueled by the promise of a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic ground state transition at very low densities,19,20 and the pos- sibility that the spin polarization is related to the ap- parent metal-insulator transition in dilute 2D systems.21 Experiments have mostly focused on determining the spin susceptibility from magneto-transport,