Semiclassical Monte Carlo model for in-plane transport of spin-polarized electrons in III-V heterostructures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1769-1775

  Saikin, Semion ^a,b   Shen, Min ^a   Cheng, Ming C ^a   Privman, Vladimir ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b KAZAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 0042011234     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1589581     Document Type: Article

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