Are spin junction transistors suitable for signal processing?

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Cahay, M ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

NONLINEAR CIRCUITS; SPIN JUNCTION TRANSISTORS; SPINTRONICS; UNIDIRECTIONAL PROPAGATION;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 17644393129     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1883722     Document Type: Article

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