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Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells

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The spin properties of excitons in nanostructures are determined by their fine structure. Before analysing the exciton spin dynamics, we give first a brief description of the exciton spin states in quantum wells. We will mainly focus in this chapter on GaAs or InGaAs quantum well which are model systems.

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Notes

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    In the latter contribution, only the exchange integral has to be taken into account, since the direct long range Coulomb interaction has already been considered in the equations of the 2D mechanical exciton (i.e. without exchange).

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    Here the spectral width of the laser pulse is much smaller than the heavy-light hole splitting.

  3. 3.

    Note that the Bohr radius in two dimensions is 4 times smaller than the conventional Bohr radius.

  4. 4.

    The relation \(E_B a_{eff} =e^2/(2\epsilon _0)\) interpolates correctly between the 2D and the 3D case [69].

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Amand, T., Marie, X. (2017). Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells. In: Dyakonov, M. (eds) Spin Physics in Semiconductors. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 157. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65436-2_3

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