Time-resolved dynamics of the spin Hall effect

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 843-846

  Stern, N P ^a   Steuerman, D W ^a   Mack, S ^a   Gossard, A C ^a   Awschalom, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

CARRIER SPIN POLARIZATION; ELECTRICALLY PUMPED; POTENTIAL SPINTRONICS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; SPIN COHERENCE TIME; TIME RESOLVED MEASUREMENT; TIME-DEPENDENT DIFFUSION; TIME-RESOLVED DYNAMICS;

SPIN HALL EFFECT;

EID: 55549134598     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1076     Document Type: Article

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