Spin precession and modulation in ballistic cylindrical nanowires due to the Rashba effect

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Bringer, A ^a,b   Schapers Th ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Jülich Aachen Research Alliance Section Fundamentals of Future Information Technology JARA FIT   (Germany)

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EID: 79961077082     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.115305     Document Type: Article

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