Current induced electron spin polarization in strained semiconductors.pdfVIP

a r X i v : c o n d - m a t / 0 4 0 3 4 0 7 v 1 [ c o n d - m a t .m e s - h a l l ] 1 6 M a r 2 0 0 4 Current induced spin polarization in strained semiconductors Y. Kato, R. C. Myers, A. C. Gossard, and D. D. Awschalom Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (Dated: February 2, 2008) The polarization of conduction electron spins due to an electrical current is observed in strained nonmagnetic semiconductors using static and time-resolved Faraday rotation. The density, lifetime, and orientation rate of the electrically-polarize