在室温下在中产生自旋偏振的电学创造
Saroj P Dash1, Sandeep Sharma, Ram S Patel
1MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Nature
|November 27, 2009
概括
这项研究表明,在n型和p型中,室温电自旋注入和检测. 这一突破使得先进的纳米电子设备可以在环境温度下使用旋电学.
科学领域:
- 半导体物理 半导体物理
- 这就是Spintronics.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 螺旋电子利用电子旋转进行数字信息,可能会彻底改变纳米电子.
- 半导体中的当前旋转操纵仅限于低温 (<150 K) 和n型材料.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明室温电自旋注入和在中检测.
- 为了使n型和p型在环境温度下实现旋转功能.
主要方法:
- 从铁磁道接触到中的电旋注入.
- 通过汉尔效应来操纵旋转.
- 电气检测诱导的旋转积累.
主要成果:
- 在n型和p型中实现室温旋转注入.
- 在n型 (4.6%极化) 中,证明了高达2.9 meV的旋转分裂.
- 提取的旋转寿命>140 ps (电子) 和>270 ps (孔) 在300 K.
- 确定的自旋扩散长度>230 nm (电子) 和>310 nm (孔).
结论:
- 这项工作为在室温下运行的旋电子设备铺平了道路.
- 允许在互补的设备和电路中探索旋转功能.
- 提供了关于在环境条件下中旋转的基本行为.
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