New materials for semiconductor spin-electronics

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 715-726

  Von Molnár, Stephan ^a   Read, Dan ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic half metals; Magnetic semiconductors; Spin detection; Spin injection; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; INJECTION LASERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

MAGNETIC HALF METALS; SPIN DETECTION; SPIN INJECTION; SPIN MANIPULATION; SPINTRONICS;

MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 1542422810     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2003.811803     Document Type: Review

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