Rectification of spin-bias-induced charge currents

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 26, 2009, Pages

  Zhai, Feng ^a   Zhao, Xiaofang ^a   Xu, H Q ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CURRENT; INCIDENT ENERGY; INDUCED CHARGES; POLARIZATION ORIENTATION; QUANTIZATION AXIS; QUANTUM POINT CONTACT; SPIN DEPENDENT TRANSPORT; SPIN ORBIT INTERACTIONS; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TWO-TERMINAL DEVICES;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; POINT CONTACTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 67649961459     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3162304     Document Type: Article

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