Current-induced spin polarization in spin-orbit-coupled electron systems

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Ming Hao ^a   Chen, Son Hsien ^a   Chang, Ching Ray ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 55449119827     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.165316     Document Type: Article

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