Rashba spin splitting in quantum wires

Solid State Communications

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 581-589

  Governale, M ^a   Zulicke U ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

D. Quasi 1D spin split subbands; D. Spin dependent transport; D. Two band Luttinger model

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

QUASI-1D SPIN-SPLIT SUBBANDS; RASHBA SPIN SPLITTING; SPIN-DEPENDENT TRANSPORT; TWO BAND LUTTINGER MODEL;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

EID: 3242813123     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2004.05.047     Document Type: Article

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