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spin Hall effect

spin Hall effect noun: the appearance of spin accumulation on the lateral surfaces of an electric current-carrying sample, the signs of the spin directions being opposite on the opposing boundaries.

Noun

spin Hall effect (plural spin Hall effects)

  1. The appearance of spin accumulation on the lateral surfaces of an electric current-carrying sample, the signs of the spin directions being opposite on the opposing boundaries.

Forms of spin Hall effect

pluralspin Hall effects

Origin of spin Hall effect

Named after American physicist Edwin Herbert Hall, who discovered the classical Hall effect, while its "spin" analogous phenomenon was predicted by Russian physicists Mikhail Dyakonov and Vladimir I. Perel in 1971

Questions about spin Hall effect

What does spin Hall effect mean?
Spin Hall effect means the appearance of spin accumulation on the lateral surfaces of an electric current-carrying sample, the signs of the spin directions being opposite on the opposing boundaries.
What part of speech is spin Hall effect?
Spin Hall effect is a noun.
What is the plural of spin Hall effect?
The plural of spin Hall effect is spin Hall effects.

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