Manipulating spin and charge in magnetic semiconductors using superconducting vortices

Nature

Volumn 435, Issue 7038, 2005, Pages 71-75

  Berciu, Mona ^a   Rappoport, Tatiana G ^b,c   Jankó, Boldizsár ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ELECTRONS; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OSCILLATIONS; PARAMAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; VORTEX FLOW;

DILUTED MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS (DMS); ELECTRON SPINS; SPINTRONICS; SUPERCONDUCTING VORTICES;

MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FILM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUPERCONDUCTOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 18544372088     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03559     Document Type: Article

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