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Oscillatory Spin-Filtering due to Gate Control of Spin-Dependent Interface Conductance
Using the Landauer-Büttiker formalism, we study ballistic transport properties of an interface between a ferromagnetic metal and a mesoscopic two-dimensional electron system in a III-V semiconductor. We show that in a Sharvin point contact spin-filtering occurs due to band structure mismatch. Theory predicts a pronounced effect for Fe on InAs which can be controlled via a gate electrode.
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research article
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Publication date
2001
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Volume
86
Issue
6
Start page
1058
End page
1061
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