How to construct the proper gauge-invariant density matrix in steady-state nonequilibrium: Applications to spin-Transfer and spin-orbit torques

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Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mahfouzi, Farzad ^a   NikoliĆ, Branislav K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Current induced spin density; nonequilibrium density matrix; nonequilibrium Green functions; spin Transfer torque

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907472011     PISSN: 20103247     EISSN: 20103255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S2010324713300028     Document Type: Review

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