Observation of a one-dimensional spin-orbit gap in a quantum wire

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Quay, C H L ^a,b,c   Hughes, T L ^a,d   Sulpizio, J A ^a   Pfeiffer, L N ^b,e   Baldwin, K W ^b,e   West, K W ^b,e   Goldhaber Gordon, D ^a   De Picciotto, R ^b,f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e Princeton University   (United States)

^f B Nano Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; MAGNETIC STORAGE; SPIN POLARIZATION; SPINTRONICS;

COHERENT TRANSMISSION; COUNTERPROPAGATING; DATA STORAGE DENSITY; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; LAYERED STRUCTURES; LOCAL SPIN POLARIZATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SPIN ORBIT INTERACTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

EID: 77952009687     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1626     Document Type: Article

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