Voltage-controllable spin polarization of current: Model of three-terminal spin device

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Chan, K S ^a   Xing, D Y ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 29744469989     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.115311     Document Type: Article

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