Electrical spin injection and transport in semiconductor spintronic devices

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 740-748

  Jonker, Berend T ^a   Erwin, Steven C ^a   Petrou, Athos ^b   Petukhov, Andre G ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferromagnetic materials; Semiconductors; Spin injection; Spin polarized materials; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TUNNEL DIODES;

ELECTRICAL SPIN INJECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR SPINTRONIC DEVICES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 0142154296     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2003.216     Document Type: Article

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