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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 748639, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/748639
Research Article

Spin Current Switching and Spin-Filtering Effects in Mn-Doped Boron Nitride Nanoribbons

G. A. Nemnes

“Materials and Devices for Electronics and Optoelectronics” Research Center, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, P.O. Box MG-11, Magurele-Ilfov 077125, Romania

Received 2 August 2012; Accepted 3 September 2012

Academic Editor: Yong Guo

Copyright © 2012 G. A. Nemnes. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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