Toward dissipationless spin transport in semiconductors

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Bernevig, Bogdan Andrei ^a   Zhang, Shoucheng ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

DISSIPATIONLESS SPIN TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS PHENOMENA; SPIN-BASED ELECTRONICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 33144457146     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.501.0141     Document Type: Review

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