Transient charging and discharging of spin-polarized electrons in a quantum dot

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Souza, F M ^a,b   Leao S A ^c   Gester, R M ^d   Jauho, A P ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Norway)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 34648823195     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.125318     Document Type: Article

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