Phys. Rev. B 67, 052407 (2003) [4 pages]Spin diffusion at finite electric and magnetic fieldsReceived 10 October 2002; published 27 February 2003 Spin-transport properties at finite electric and magnetic fields are studied by using the generalized semiclassical Boltzmann equation. It is found that the spin-diffusion equation for nonequilibrium spin density and spin currents involves a number of length scales that explicitly depend on the electric and magnetic fields. The set of macroscopic equations can be used to address a broad range of the spin-transport problems in magnetic multilayers as well as in semiconductor heterostructure. A specific example of spin injection into semiconductors at arbitrary electric and magnetic fields is illustrated. © 2003 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.052407
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.67.052407
PACS:
72.25.Dc, 75.70.-i
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