Bias-controlled spin polarization in quantum wires

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Chen, T M ^a   Graham, A C ^a   Pepper, M ^a   Farrer, I ^a   Ritchie, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS CURRENTS; DRAIN CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOWIRES; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; SPIN POLARIZATION; WIRE;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); DC MEASUREMENTS; FERROMAGNETIC ORDERS; FULLY SPIN-POLARIZED; QUANTUM WIRES; SOURCE-DRAIN; SPIN ARRAY; SPIN DEGENERACY; SPINTRONICS; SPLIT GATES; UNIDIRECTIONAL (UD); ZERO MAGNETIC FIELD (ZMF);

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 48249136216     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963478     Document Type: Article

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