Current-voltage characteristics of semiconductor/ferromagnet junctions in the spin-blockade regime

@article{Pershin2008CurrentvoltageCO,
  title={Current-voltage characteristics of semiconductor/ferromagnet junctions in the spin-blockade regime},
  author={Yuriy V. Pershin and Massimiliano Di Ventra},
  journal={Physical Review B},
  year={2008},
  volume={77},
  pages={073301}
}
It was recently predicted [Phys. Rev. B 75, 193301 (2007)] that spin blockade may develop at nonmagnetic semiconductor/perfect ferromagnet junctions when the electron flow is directed from the semiconductor into the ferromagnet. Here we consider current-voltage characteristics of such junctions. By taking into account the contact resistance, we demonstrate a current stabilization effect: by increasing the applied voltage, the current density through the junction saturates at a specific value… 
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Current-Voltage Characteristics of Semiconductor/Ferromagnet Junctions in the Spin-Blockade Regime
It was recently predicted [Phys. Rev. B 75, 193301 (2007)] that spin blockade may develop at nonmagnetic semiconductor/perfect ferromagnet junctions when the electron flow is directed from the…