Observation of spin Coulomb drag in a two-dimensional electron gas

Nature

Volumn 437, Issue 7063, 2005, Pages 1330-1333

  Weber, C P ^a   Gedik, N ^a,b   Moore, J E ^a   Orenstein, J ^a   Stephens, J ^c   Awschalom, D D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DRAG; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM; SPIN COULOMB DRAG; SPIN POLARIZATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GAS;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PHYSICS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRON; GAS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27644465846     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04206     Document Type: Article

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