Spin dynamics in a compound semiconductor spintronic structure with a Schottky barrier

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1535-1544

  Saikin, Semion ^a,b,c   Shen, Min ^a   Cheng, Ming Cheng ^a  

^a Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering   (United States)

^b KAZAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLARIZATION;

GAAS SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN-ORBITAL COUPLING; SPINTRONIC STRUCTURE;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 31144447928     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/5/005     Document Type: Article

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