Spintronics device concepts

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 312-322

  Pearton, S J ^a   Norton, D P ^a   Frazier, R ^a   Han, S Y ^a   Abernathy, C R ^a   Zavada, J M ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCES; SPIN-DEPENDENT PHENOMENA; SPIN-DEVICE TECHNOLOGY; SPINTRONICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 25844447002     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:20045129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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