Spin torque on molecular rotation induced by polarized electrons

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Maseberg, J W ^a   Gay, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; ROTATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANGULAR-MOMENTUM; ELECTRON EXCHANGES; MOLECULAR ROTATIONS; MOLECULAR STATE; NONZERO VALUES; POLARIZED ELECTRONS; SPIN ROTATIONS; SPIN TORQUES; SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRONS;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 61449210770     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.79.022705     Document Type: Article

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