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Spin Injection

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Spin Physics in Semiconductors

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences ((SSSOL,volume 157))

Abstract

The magnetic dipole moment that is associated with a particle’s spin state is a fundamental property with manifestations in many branches of physics. In Condensed Matter Physics, electron (and hole) spin offers a rich phenomenology and this volume gives an appreciation of many of these topics. This chapter is concerned with transport phenomena that involve carrier spin as well as charge. Since electric currents in solids typically utilize carriers within a thermal energy range of the Fermi level EF, our focus is on the spin state of conduction electrons near EF and we examine how spin states can affect charge flow in the form of current and voltage distributions.

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    M. Johnson

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Astroparticules, cc 070 Université Montpellier II, 34095, Montpellier, France

    Michel I. Dyakonov

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Johnson, M. (2008). Spin Injection. In: Dyakonov, M.I. (eds) Spin Physics in Semiconductors. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 157. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78820-1_10

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