Electric field control of spin transport

Nature Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-102

  Sahoo, Sangeeta ^a   Kontos, Takis ^a   Furer, Jürg ^a   Hoffmann, Christian ^a   Gräber, Matthias ^a   Cottet, Audrey ^a   Schönenberger, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; SPINTRONICS; YARN;

ELECTRIC-FIELD CONTROL; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; ENERGY DEPENDENT; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; FERROMAGNETIC LEADS; SPIN TRANSPORT; SPINTRONIC DEVICE; TRANSPORT OF CARRIERS;

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 59449086796     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys149     Document Type: Article

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