Spin-dependent transport in lateral periodic magnetic modulations: Scheme for spin filters

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Zhou, J ^a   Shi, Q W ^a   Wu, M W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; KINETIC ENERGY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODULATION; OHMIC CONTACTS; OSCILLATIONS; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

MAGNETIC MODULATION; SPIN FILTERS; SPIN POLARIZATION (SP);

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 1242265250     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1640805     Document Type: Article

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