Spin motion of electrons during reflection from a ferromagnetic surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1004051-1004054

  Weber, W ^a   Riesen, S ^a   Back, C H ^a   Shorikov, A ^a   Anisimov, V ^a   Siegmann, H C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPPER; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; GALLIUM; GOLD;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FILM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTION; ROTATION;

EID: 0036751887     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.66.100405     Document Type: Article

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