Modeling in semiconductor spintronics

S. K. Saikin   ; Yu. V. Pershin   ; V. Privman

Učënye zapiski Kazanskogo universiteta. Seriâ Fiziko-matematičeskie nauki, Kazanskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet. Uchenye Zapiski. Seriya Fiziko-Matematichaskie Nauki, Tome 147 (2005) no. 2, pp. 97-115

Résumé

In this paper we review theoretical methods utilized to investigate spin dynamics in semiconductor structures. In particular, we consider drift-diffusion, kinetic transport equation and Monte–Carlo simulation approaches applied for spin transport modelling. Several examples of applications of these modelling techniques are presented.

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