Publication Type |
pre-print |
School or College |
College of Engineering |
Department |
Materials Science & Engineering |
Creator |
Tiwari, Ashutosh |
Other Author |
Gary, Nathan; Teng, Shiang; Yang, Haori |
Title |
Room-temperature solid-state radiation detectors based on spintronics |
Date |
2012-01-01 |
Description |
In this paper we are presenting a unique approach to solve the thermal background problem encountered in semiconductor nuclear detectors. Our approach addresses above challenge by making a shift from 'electronic detection mechanism' to 'spintronic detection mechanism'. The proposed methodology is based on the hypothesis that the electromagnetic field associated with the incident nuclear radiation will interact with the spin of the electrons (injected from a ferromagnetic electrode into a semiconductor channel) via the Rashba spin-orbit interaction mechanism. This interaction will result in a precession in the spin polarization of the electrons and as a result the current collected by another ferromagnetic electrode (which will be aligned either parallel or anti-parallel to the first electrode) will change. So, in contrast to traditional semiconductor detectors, where the radiation sensing mechanism depends on the generation and collection of charge carriers, in spintronic detectors, the radiation sensing mechanism will be based on the quantum mechanical precession of the spin of electrons. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
First Page |
4152 |
Last Page |
4155 |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Gary, N., Teng, S., Tiwari, A., & Yang, H. (2012). Room-temperature solid-state radiation detectors based on spintronics. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, no. 6551949, 4152-5. |
Rights Management |
(c) 2012 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE. |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
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Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ng58jm |