The spin-dependent tunnelling of two-dimensional electrons through a magnetic barrier can be substantially enhanced by the addition of an electric barrier. The spin polarization is found to be strongly dependent on the incident wave vector parallel to the barrier, the incident electron energy, and the height of the electric barrier. The conductance for the spin-up and spin-down electrons can be tuned with this electrical barrier.

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