Abstract
We investigate the spin relaxation of optically excited charge carriers in a variety of GaAs-${\mathrm{Al}}_{\mathit{x}}$${\mathrm{Ga}}_{1\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathit{x}}$As quantum wells and superlattices at low temperatures by ultrafast time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. Structures with uniform static optical properties show a markedly varied spin scattering in the time domain, thereby requiring a series of studies with systematically modified epitaxial growth conditions. A multiexponential spin relaxation is seen in quantum wells with a fast initial component of less than 1 ps and a subsequent relaxation within \ensuremath{\sim}150 ps. For the same growth conditions, the polarization decay time in superlattices approaches bulk values, indicating a dimensionality dependence of the spin scattering.
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