Efficient spin injection and spin filtering in semiconductors by utilizing the k3-Dresselhaus spin-orbit effect

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 11 PART 2, 2008, Pages 2643-2646

  Fujita, T ^a,b   Jalil, M B A ^a   Tan, S G ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Semiconductor spintronics; Spin injection; Spin based transistors; Spin orbit coupling

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM ANTIMONIDES; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; SPINTRONICS; TRANSISTORS; TRANSMISSIONS;

CONDUCTION ELECTRONS; ELECTRON TRANSMISSION; ELECTROSTATIC BARRIERS; POLARIZATION AMPLITUDES; POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR SPINTRONICS; SPIN INJECTION; SPIN-DEPENDENT TRANSMISSION;

SPIN ORBIT COUPLING;

EID: 85130086970     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2003043     Document Type: Article

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