Conditions for the spin rectification phenomena predicted for semiconducting triple barrier structures in the presence of the rashba spin-orbit coupling

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 41, Issue 4 B, 2002, Pages 2501-2504

  Koga, Takaaki ^a   Nitta, Junsaku ^a   Akazaki, Tatsushi ^a   Takayanagi, Hideaki ^a  

^a Kashino Diverse Brain Research Laboratory of NTT Communication Science Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

InGaAs InAlAs; Rashba spin orbit coupling; Resonant tunneling diode; Spin filter; Spin injection

Indexed keywords

RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

RASHBA SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODE; SPIN FILTERS; SPIN INJECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0037621146     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.41.2501     Document Type: Article

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