Demonstration of the spin solar cell and spin photodiode effect

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Endres, B ^a   Ciorga, M ^a   Schmid, M ^a   Utz, M ^a   Bougeard, D ^a   Weiss, D ^a   Bayreuther, G ^a   Back, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL METHOD; FUEL CELL; GEOACCUMULATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POLARIZATION; SOLAR POWER;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXTRACTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84880092168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3068     Document Type: Article

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