Proposal for a spin-polarized solar battery

Zutic, Igor and Fabian, Jaroslav and Sarma, S. Das (2001) Proposal for a spin-polarized solar battery. Applied Physics Letters 79 (10), pp. 1558-1560.

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Abstract

A solar cell illuminated by circularly polarized light generates charge and spin currents. We show that the spin polarization of the current significantly exceeds the spin polarization of the carrier density for the majority carriers. Based on this principle, we propose a semiconductor spin-polarized solar battery and substantiate our proposal using analytical arguments and numerical modeling.

Item Type:Article
Institutions: Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian
Identification Number:
ValueType
10.1063/1.1399002DOI
Subjects:500 Science > 530 Physics
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:Yes
Owner:Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Fabian
Deposited On:20 Mar 2007
Last Modified:20 Jul 2011 23:03
Item ID:1830
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