Direct observation of nonequilibrium spin population in quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures

Nano Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2330-2334

  Chen, T M ^a   Graham, A C ^a   Pepper, M ^a,b   Farrer, I ^a   Anderson, D ^a   Jones, G A C ^a   Ritchie, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron electron interactions; Quantum point contacts; Semiconductor nanowires; Spin injection; Spin polarization

Indexed keywords

DIRECT OBSERVATION; ELECTRICAL METHODS; ENERGY LEVEL; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM TRANSPORT; QUANTUM POINT CONTACT; QUANTUM WIRES; QUASI-ONE-DIMENSIONAL; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; SOURCE-DRAIN; SPIN INJECTION; SPIN POPULATION; SPIN SPECIES; SPIN TRANSPORT; SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS; SUB-BANDS;

ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOWIRES; POINT CONTACTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SPIN POLARIZATION;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955321151     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl903314j     Document Type: Article

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