title: Rashba spin-orbit coupling probed by the weak antilocalization analysis in InAlAs/InGaAs/InAlAs quantum wells as a function of quantum well asymmetry.
abstract: We have investigated the values of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling constant alpha in In(0.52)Al(0.48)As/In(0.53)Ga(0.47)As/In(0.52)Al(0.48)As quantum wells using the weak antilocalization (WAL) analysis as a function of the structural inversion asymmetry (SIA) of the quantum wells. We have found that the deduced alpha values have a strong correlation with the degree of SIA of the quantum wells as predicted theoretically. The good agreement between the theoretical and experimental values of alpha suggests that our WAL approach for deducing alpha values provides a useful tool in designing future spintronics devices that utilize the Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
authors.affiliation: NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato-Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan. koga@will.brl.ntt.co.jp
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Junsaku
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Tatsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akazaki
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayanagi