Cyclotron spin-flip excitations in a \nu=1/3 quantum Hall ferromagnet

Inelastic light scattering spectroscopy around the \nu=1/3 filling discloses a novel type of cyclotron spin-flip excitation in a quantum Hall system in addition to the excitations previously studied. The excitation energy of the observed mode follows qualitatively the degree of electron spin polarization, reaching a maximum value at \nu=1/3 and thus characterizing it as a \nu=1/3 ferromagnet eigenmode. Its absolute energy substantially exceeds the theoretical prediction obtained within the renowned single-mode approximation. Double-exciton corrections neglected utilizing the single-mode approach are evaluated within the framework of the excitonic representation and are inferred to be responsible for the observed effect.Comment: 4 pages,3 figures, submitted to PR

Optical probing of MgZnO/ZnO heterointerface confinement potential energy levels

Low-temperature photoluminescence and reflectance measurements were employed to study the optical transitions present in two-dimensional electron systems confined at Mg_xZn_(1–x)O/ZnO heterojunctions. Transitions involving A- and B-holes and electrons from the two lowest subbands formed within the confinement potential are detected. In the studied density range of 2.0–6.5 × 10¹¹ cm⁻², the inter-subband splitting is measured and the first excited electron subband is shown to be empty of electrons

Long nuclear spin polarization decay times controlled by optical pumping in individual quantum dots

Nuclear polarization dynamics are measured in the nuclear spin bistability regime in a single optically pumped InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot. The controlling role of nuclear spin diffusion from the dot into the surrounding material is revealed in pump-probe measurements of the nonlinear nuclear spin dynamics. We measure nuclear spin polarization decay times in the range of 0.2-5 s, strongly dependent on the optical pumping time. The long nuclear spin decay arises from polarization of the material surrounding the dot by spin diffusion for long (>5s) pumping times. The time-resolved methods allow the detection of the unstable nuclear polarization state in the bistability regime otherwise undetectable in cw experiments

Optical probing of MgZnO/ZnO heterointerface confinement potential energy levels

Low-temperature photoluminescence and reflectance measurements were employed to study the optical transitions present in two-dimensional electron systems confined at Mg_xZn_(1–x)O/ZnO heterojunctions. Transitions involving A- and B-holes and electrons from the two lowest subbands formed within the confinement potential are detected. In the studied density range of 2.0–6.5 × 10¹¹ cm⁻², the inter-subband splitting is measured and the first excited electron subband is shown to be empty of electrons

Microwave magnetoplasma resonances of two-dimensional electrons in MgZnO/ZnO heterojunctions

The plasma, magnetoplasma, and edge magnetoplasma excitations were investigated in two-dimensional electron systems hosted at the heterointerface of MgZnO/ZnO structures using optical detection of resonant microwave absorption. The magnetodispersion of the plasma excitations allowed the extraction of the electron effective mass. It was found to exhibit a surprisingly large dependence on the electron density, which is difficult to account for just from nonparabolicity effects