A resonant spin lifetime transistor

We present a device concept for a spintronictransistor based on the spin relaxation properties a two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG). The device design is very similar to that of the Datta and Das spin transistor. However, our proposed device works in the diffusive regime rather than in the ballistic...

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Autores: Cartoixà, Xavier|||0000-0003-1905-5979, Ting, David Z. -Y., Chang, Y. -C.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2003
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:116250
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/116250
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.1601693
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Electron gas
Transistors
Ferromagnetism
Spintronic devices
Ballistics
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
Spin relaxation
Descrição
Resumo:We present a device concept for a spintronictransistor based on the spin relaxation properties a two-dimensional electron gas(2DEG). The device design is very similar to that of the Datta and Das spin transistor. However, our proposed device works in the diffusive regime rather than in the ballistic regime. This eases lithographical and processing requirements. The switching action is achieved through the biasing of a gate contact, which controls the lifetime of spins injected into the 2DEG from a ferromagnetic emitter, thus allowing the traveling spins to be either aligned with a ferromagnetic collector or randomizing them before collection. The device configuration can easily be turned into a memory and a readout head for magnetically stored information.