Optically injected spin currents in semiconductors

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 5432-5435

  Bhat, R D R ^a   Sipe, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA;

ELECTRONIC SPIN; KANE MODEL; SPIN CURRENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0034513332     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5432     Document Type: Article

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