Published March 3, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin drift in highly doped n-type Si

  • 1. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University Osaka (Japan)
  • 2. Advanced Technology Development Center, TDK Cooperation, Chiba (Japan)
  • 3. AIT, Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology, Akita (Japan)
  • 4. Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto (Japan)

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A quantitative estimation of spin drift velocity in highly doped n-type silicon (Si) at 8 K is presented in this letter. A local two-terminal Hanle measurement enables the detection of a modulation of spin signals from the Si as a function of an external electric field, and this modulation is analyzed by using a spin drift-diffusion equation and an analytical solution of the Hanle-type spin precession. The analyses reveal that the spin drift velocity is linearly proportional to the electric field. The contribution of the spin drift effect to the spin signals is crosschecked by introducing a modified nonlocal four-terminal method

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 092409-092409.4
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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