Spin pumping with quantum dots

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 482-495

  Mucciolo, E R ^a   Lewenkopf, C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nanodevices; Pumping; Quantum dots; Spin currents; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

MESOSCOPIC SYSTEMS; NANODEVICES; QUANTUM PHASE COHERENCE; SPIN CURRENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 34748916509     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2007.014746     Document Type: Conference Paper

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