Growth and properties of ferromagnet-semiconductor hetero-structures for spin injection

Phase Transitions

Volumn 76, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 445-458

  Daweritz L ^a   Ramsteiner, M ^a   Trampert, A ^a   Kastner M ^a   Schippan, F ^a,b   Schonherr H P ^a   Jenichen, B ^a   Ploog, K H ^a  

^a PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fe; Ferromagnet semiconductor hybrid structures; Interfaces; MnAs; Molecular beam epitaxy; Spin injection

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRICAL INJECTION; FERROMAGNET-SEMICONDUCTOR HYBRID STRUCTURES; MNAS; SPIN INJECTION; SPIN POLARIZED ELECTRONS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 4944222141     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141159021000051352     Document Type: Article

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