Spin dependent transport properties in spin-LEDs, a survey

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5732, Issue , 2005, Pages 426-437

  Van Dorpe, P ^a   Van Roy, W ^a   De Boeck, J ^a   Borghs, G ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Magnetic semiconductors; Nuclear spin polarization; Spin injection; Spin LED; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NUCLEAR SPIN POLARIZATION; SPIN-INJECTION; SPIN-LED; SPINTRONICS;

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 21844447097     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.582683     Document Type: Conference Paper

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