Transformation of spin information into large electrical signals using carbon nanotubes

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7126, 2007, Pages 410-413

  Hueso, Luis E ^a,f   Pruneda, José M ^a,b,g   Ferrari, Valeria ^c,h   Burnell, Gavin ^a,i   Valdés Herrera, José P ^a   Simons, Benjamin D ^c   Littlewood, Peter B ^c   Artacho, Emilio ^a   Fert, Albert ^d,e   Mathur, Neil D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNITÉ MIXTE DE PHYSIQUE CNRS THALES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 33846487808     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05507     Document Type: Article

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