Spin filter device, method for its manufacture and its use

US9391285B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• WESTFÄLISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNSTER · DE
• YEDA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO LTD. AT THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE · IL

Inventors

• Benjamin Göhler · Hachenburg, DE
• Volker Hamelbeck · Kleve, DE
• G. Friedrich Hanne · Hachenburg, DE
• Helmut Zacharias · Havixbeck, DE
• Ron Naaman · Yarkona, IL
• Tal Zvi Markus · Kfar Truman, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 3, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 25, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10K85/761
• WIPO field: Micro-structural and nano-technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for providing a current of spin-polarized electrons. More particularly, the present invention is suited for use in spin electronics or detection of spin-polarized electrons.