Steady-state spin densities and currents

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 22, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 4765-4791

  Culcer, Dimitrie ^a,b,c  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Spin; Spin current; Spin orbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949083103     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021797920804911X     Document Type: Review

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