Resonant optical cooling of nuclear spins in case of strong Knight field of photoexcited electrons
Abstract
Resonant cooling of the nuclear spin system of a semiconductor by spin-polarized charge carriers under pumping with helicity-modulated polarized light is considered theoretically. It is shown that in the case of strong Knight field of charge carriers, exceeding local fields of the dipole-dipole interaction of nuclear spins, the Overhauser field arising as a result of resonant cooling can considerably modify the overall shape of magnetic-field dependences of charge carrier spin polarization, experimentally observed as the Hanle effect.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Rare-earth and actinide compounds
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 14 May 2026
- Document type
- Preprint