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Xiaohua Lou
Xiaohua Lou

Contact Information:
University of Minnesota
School of Physics and Astronomy
116 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612)624-8840 (Office)
       (612)624-7533 (Lab)
E-mail: xlou@physics.umn.edu

Education Background:
1997-2002: B.S. in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China.
2002-present: Ph. D. in Physics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Research:

Spin transport in ferromagnet/semiconductor heterostructures

Selected Publications:
Electrical Detection of Spin Transport in Lateral Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Devices
X. Lou, C. Adelmann, S. A. Crooker, E. S. Garlid, J. Zhang, S. M Reddy, S. D. Flexner, C. J. Palmstrøm, and P. A. Crowell, to be published in Nature Physics (2007).
Electrical Detection of Spin Accumulation at a Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Interface
X. Lou, C. Adelmann, M. Furis, S. A. Crooker, C. J. Palmstrøm, and P. A. Crowell, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 176603 (2006).

Conference Presentations:
My favorite conference: APS March Meeting

Personal:
I was born in 1980 in Henan, China.
The pronunciation of my first name is close to "shall - hwa".
The correct pronunciation of my family name is the same as "low".