Theory of electron spin relaxation in n -doped quantum wells

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Harmon, N J ^a   Putikka, W O ^a   Joynt, R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

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EID: 77954870692     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.085320     Document Type: Article

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