Efficiency of optical spin injection and spin loss from a diluted magnetic semiconductor ZnMnSe to CdSe nonmagnetic quantum dots

• Magneto-optical spectroscopy in combination with tunable laser spectroscopy is employed to study optical spin injection from a diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) ZnMnSe into nonmagnetic CdSe quantum dots (QDs). Observation of a DMS feature in the excitation spectra of the QD photoluminescence polarization provides clear evidence for optical spin-injection from the DMS to the QDs. By means of a rate equation analysis, the injected spin polarization is deduced to be about 32% at 5 T, decreasing from 100% before the injection. The observed spin loss is shown to occur during the spin injection process including crossing the heterointerfaces and energy relaxation within the QDs. © 2008 The American Physical Society.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

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