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Spin Electronics

  • This is the first book on the emerging topic of spin electronics, which will play an important role in nanotechnology, the key technology of the 21st century
  • The style is tutorial
  • Problems or worked examples are included in most chapters
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 569)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction to Spin Electronics

      • J. F. Gregg
      Pages 3-31
  3. Basic Concepts

    1. Basic Electron Transport

      • B. J. Hickey, G. J. Morgan, M. A. Howson
      Pages 52-70
    2. Spin Dependent Tunneling

      • F. Guinea, M. J. Calderón, L. Brey
      Pages 159-171
    3. Basic Semiconductor Physics

      • H. J. Jenniches
      Pages 172-198
    4. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts

      • D. I. Pugh
      Pages 199-203
    5. Micromagnetic Spin Structure

      • R. Skomski
      Pages 204-231
  4. Materials, Techniques and Devices

    1. Materials for Spin Electronics

      • J. M. D. Coey
      Pages 277-297
    2. Thin Film Deposition Techniques (PVD)

      • E. Steinbeiss
      Pages 298-315
    3. Magnetic Imaging

      • A. K. Petford-Long
      Pages 316-331
    4. Observation of Micromagnetic Configurations in Mesoscopic Magnetic Elements

      • K. Ounadjela, I. L. Prejbeanu, L. D. Buda, U. Ebels, M. Hehn
      Pages 332-378
    5. Spin Transport in Semiconductors

      • M. Ziese
      Pages 396-415
    6. Circuit Theory for the Electrically Declined

      • J. F. Gregg, M. J. Thornton
      Pages 416-463

About this book

For 50 years conventional electronics has ignored the electron spin. The manipulation and utilisation of the electron spin heralds an exciting and rapidly changing era in electronics, combining the disciplines of magnetism and traditional electronics. The first generation of "spintronic" devices (such as read heads based on giant magnetoresistance or non-volatile magnetic random access memories) have already gained dominant positions in the market place. This volume, the first of its kind on spin electronics describes all the essential topics for new researchers entering the field. It covers magnetism and semiconductor basics, micromagnetism, experimental techniques, materials science, device fabrication and new developments in spin-dependent processes. At the end of most chapters are a number of exercises and worked problems to aid the reader in understanding this fascinating new field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept.of Superconductivity and Magnetism, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    Michael Ziese

  • Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    Martin J. Thornton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Spin Electronics

  • Editors: Michael Ziese, Martin J. Thornton

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45258-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-14348-3Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-45258-4Published: 30 June 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8450

  • Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 493

  • Number of Illustrations: 306 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nanotechnology, Optical and Electronic Materials

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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