Spin relaxation in $n$-type GaAs quantum wells from a full microscopic approach

J. Zhou, J. L. Cheng, M. W. Wu

We perform a full microscopic investigation on the spin relaxation in $n$-type (001) GaAs quantum wells with Al${}_{0.4}$Ga${}_{0.6}$As barrier due to the D'yakonov-perel' mechanism fr…