Hidden spin polarization in inversion-symmetric bulk crystals

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 387-393

  Zhang, Xiuwen ^a,b,c   Liu, Qihang ^a,d   Luo, Jun Wei ^c   Freeman, Arthur J ^d   Zunger, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

CENTROSYMMETRIC CRYSTALS; CENTROSYMMETRIC MATERIALS; DRESSELHAUS EFFECT; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; INVERSION SYMMETRY; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; SPINTRONIC MATERIALS; TWO-COMPONENT;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

EID: 84899971975     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2933     Document Type: Article

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