Magnetic-field-induced spin polarization of AlAs two-dimensional electrons

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 1613081-1613084

  De Poortere, E P ^a   Tutuc, E ^a   Shkolnikov, Y P ^a   Vakili, K ^a   Shayegan, M ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; GALLIUM; SILICON;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; OSCILLATION; POLARIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037110090     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.161308     Document Type: Article

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