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NRL scientists demonstrate efficient electrical spin injection into silicon
07-16-2007 · EurekAlert!NRL scientists have efficiently injected a current of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization in the silicon. This demonstration is a key enabling step for developing devices which rely on electron spin rather than electron charge, a field known as semiconductor spintronics, and is expected to provide higher performance with lower power consumption and heat dissipation.
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