Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s...Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s magnetization strength,width and position have been systematically investigated.A novel magnetic control spin-polarization switch is proposed by inserting a ferromagnetic metal(FM)strip eccentric in relation to off the center of the spin filter,which produces the first energy level spin-polarization reversal.It is believed to be of significant importance for the realization of semiconductor spintronics multiple-value logic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CB934003)the State Key Laboratory of Software Development Environment(Grant No.SKLSDE-2013ZX-28)
文摘Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s magnetization strength,width and position have been systematically investigated.A novel magnetic control spin-polarization switch is proposed by inserting a ferromagnetic metal(FM)strip eccentric in relation to off the center of the spin filter,which produces the first energy level spin-polarization reversal.It is believed to be of significant importance for the realization of semiconductor spintronics multiple-value logic devices.
