Pure spin thermoelectric generator based on a rashba quantum dot molecule

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Yu Shen ^a   Chi, Feng ^b   Yang, Xi Feng ^a   Feng, Jin Fu ^a  

^a CHANGSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION OF MOTION; FIGURE OF MERIT; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT MOLECULES; RASHBA SPIN; SPIN-DOWN; SPIN-UP; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; VOLTAGE BIAS;

MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 79952994880     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3560772     Document Type: Article

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