Thermoelectric characterization of electronic properties of GaMnAs nanowires

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wu, Phillip M ^a   Paschoal, Waldomiro ^a,b   Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Borschel, Christian ^c   Ronning, Carsten ^c   Canali, Carlo M ^d   Samuelson, Lars ^a   Pettersson, Håkan ^a,b   Linke, Heiner ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD TEMPERATURE RANGES; CONDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT; HEAVY DOPING; HOPPING CONDUCTION; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; SHARP INCREASE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPIN PHYSICS; SPINTRONICS DEVICE; THERMOELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MANGANESE; NANOWIRES;

THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 84867365396     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/480813     Document Type: Article

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