Tunable spin-diode with a quantum dot coupled to leads

Journal of Semiconductors

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Chi, Feng ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Sun, Lianliang ^b  

^a BOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

ferromagnetic lead; quantum dot; spin diode

Indexed keywords

CONTROL METHODS; CURRENT POLARIZATION; DIODE EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; FERROMAGNETIC LEADS; MASTER EQUATIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; NANOFABRICATION; NORMAL METALS; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT SPINS; SPIN FLIP TRANSITIONS; SPINTRONICS;

COULOMB INTERACTIONS; DIODES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77954788301     PISSN: 16744926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/31/6/062002     Document Type: Article

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