Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1546228 Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2010 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

An analytical expression is derived for the conductance modulation of a ballistic two-dimensional Datta–das spin field effect transistor (SPINFET) as a function of gate voltage. Using this expression, we show that the recently observed conductance modulation in a two-dimensional SPINFET structure does not match the theoretically expected result very well. This calls into question the claimed demonstration of the SPINFET and underscores the need for further careful investigation.

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