Quantum dot as a spin-current diode: A master-equation approach

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Souza, F M ^a,b   Egues, J C ^c   Jauho, A P ^d  

^a Instituto de Estudos Superiores da Amazonia Brazil   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 34047250509     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.165303     Document Type: Article

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