Monte Carlo modeling of spin FETs controlled by spin-orbit interaction

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 351-363

  Shen, Min ^a   Saikin, Semion ^a,b,c   Cheng, Ming C ^a   Privman, Vladimir ^a,b  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAZAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

FET; Monte Carlo; Spin orbit; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHONONS; POISSON EQUATION; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MONTE CARLO MODELING; SPIN ORBITS; SPINTRONICS;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

EID: 2342633235     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2004.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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