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Spin injection through the depletion layer: A theory of spin-polarized p-n junctions and solar cells
Zutic, Igor, Fabian, Jaroslav
and Sarma, S. Das
(2001)
Spin injection through the depletion layer: A theory of spin-polarized p-n junctions and solar cells.
Physical Review B 64 (12), 121201(R).
Date of publication of this fulltext: 05 Aug 2009 13:33
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.1829
Abstract
A drift-diffusion model for spin-charge transport in spin-polarized p-n junctions is developed and solved numerically for a realistic set of material parameters based on GaAs. It is demonstrated that spin polarization can be injected through the depletion layer by both minority and majority carriers, making all semiconductor devices such as spin-polarized solar cells and bipolar transistors ...
A drift-diffusion model for spin-charge transport in spin-polarized p-n junctions is developed and solved numerically for a realistic set of material parameters based on GaAs. It is demonstrated that spin polarization can be injected through the depletion layer by both minority and majority carriers, making all semiconductor devices such as spin-polarized solar cells and bipolar transistors feasible. Spin-polarized p-n junctions allow for spin-polarized current generation, spin amplification, voltage control of spin polarization, and a significant extension of spin diffusion range.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review B | ||||
| Publisher: | America Physical Society (APS)) | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||
| Volume: | 64 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 12 | ||||
| Page Range: | 121201(R) | ||||
| Date | September 2001 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-18290 | ||||
| Item ID | 1829 |
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