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Spin Physics in Semiconductors

  • Covers the entire field of spin-related phenomena in semiconductors (both 2- and 3-dimensional)
  • New edition, updated to include key findings made in the past 10 years
  • Integrates the physics of transport phenomena and elementary magnetism in semiconductors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 157)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Basics of Semiconductor and Spin Physics

    • M. I. Dyakonov
    Pages 1-37
  3. Spin Dynamics of Free Carriers in Quantum Wells

    • R. T. Harley, A. Balocchi, T. Amand
    Pages 39-68
  4. Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells

    • Thierry Amand, Xavier Marie
    Pages 69-103
  5. Exciton Spin Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots

    • Xavier Marie, Bernhard Urbaszek, Olivier Krebs, Thierry Amand
    Pages 105-129
  6. Time-Resolved Spin Dynamics and Spin Noise Spectroscopy

    • J. Hübner, M. Oestreich
    Pages 131-154
  7. Coherent Spin Dynamics of Carriers

    • Dmitri R. Yakovlev, Manfred Bayer
    Pages 155-206
  8. Spin Properties of Confined Electrons in Si

    • Wolfgang Jantsch, Zbysław Wilamowski
    Pages 207-240
  9. Spin Hall Effect

    • M. I. Dyakonov, A. V. Khaetskii
    Pages 241-280
  10. Spin-Photogalvanics

    • E. L. Ivchenko, S. D. Ganichev
    Pages 281-327
  11. Spin Injection

    • Mark Johnson
    Pages 329-354
  12. Spin-Orbit Torques and Spin Dynamics

    • M. B. Jungfleisch, W. Zhang, R. Winkler, A. Hoffmann
    Pages 355-385
  13. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Nuclear Fields

    • V. K. Kalevich, K. V. Kavokin, Igor Merkulov, M. R. Vladimirova
    Pages 387-430
  14. Electron-Nuclear Spin Interactions in the Quantum Hall Regime

    • B. Friess, Y. Q. Li, J. H. Smet
    Pages 431-475
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 525-532

About this book

This book offers an extensive introduction to the extremely rich and intriguing field of spin-related phenomena in semiconductors. In this second edition, all chapters have been updated to include the latest experimental and theoretical research. Furthermore, it covers the entire field: bulk semiconductors, two-dimensional semiconductor structures, quantum dots, optical and electric effects, spin-related effects, electron-nuclei spin interactions, Spin Hall effect, spin torques, etc. Thanks to its self-contained style, the book is ideally suited for graduate students and researchers new to the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France

    Mikhail I. Dyakonov

About the editor

Professor M.I. Dyakonov worked at Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg (1962-1998) and at University of  Montpellier (1998-2009). Presently professor emeritus at University of Montpellier. Awards: State Prize of USSR (1976), Ioffe prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1995), Beller Lectureship Award by American Physical Society (2009), Prix Félix Robin de la Societé Française de Physique (2009), Honorary Member, Ioffe Institute in St. Petersburg (2014),  Outstanding Referee for APS journals (2015).

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 189.00
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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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