Abstract
Photoinduced exciton spin states in diluted magnetic semiconductor CdTe/Cd0.88Mn0.12Te quantum wells (QWs) were investigated by the time-resolved Kerr rotation (TRKR) technique at various temperatures and applied magnetic fields. Two oscillation components were observed in the TRKR signals. One component is ascribed to the spin precession of a localized electron, which was not affected by the Mn ions in the CdMnTe barrier layers. Its frequency increased linearly with the applied magnetic field. The other component was strongly dependent on the temperature, and its frequency showed a minimum at around 20 K in the 8.4 nm QW. This result was well explained by the turnover of exciton spin states in the CdTe QW, which is determined by the competition between the exciton Zeeman effect and an exciton–Mn exchange interaction. The temperature dependence of the exciton spin relaxation is also discussed.
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