1st Edition

Spintronic Materials and Technology

Edited By Yongbing Xu, Sarah Thompson Copyright 2007
423 Pages
by CRC Press

438 Pages
by CRC Press

423 Pages
by CRC Press

Few books exist that cover the hot field of second-generation spintronic devices, despite their potential to revolutionize the IT industry.Compiling the obstacles and progress of spin-controlled devices into one source, Spintronic Materials and Technology presents an in-depth examination of the most recent technological spintronic developments. Featuring contributions from active researchers... Read more
Spintronic Materials and Characterizations. Magneto-Optical Studies of Magnetic Oxide Semiconductors. Synthesis and Characterization of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Spintronic Materials. Magnetic Properties of (Ga,Mn)As. Soft X-Ray Resonant Magnetic Scattering from Magnetic Nanostructures. The Effect for Ru Magnetization Switching and CPP-GMR Enhancement. The Spin Dependent Interfacial Transparency. Spin Torque and Domain Wall Magneto Resistance. Current-Driven Switching of Magnetization—Theory and Experiment. Domain Wall Scattering and Current-Induced Switching in Patterned Ferromagnetic Devices. Domain Wall Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Nanowires. Introduction to a Theory of Current-Driven Domain Wall Motion. Spin-Injection and Spin Devices. Silicon-Based Spin Electronic Devices: Toward a Spin Transistor. Spin-LEDs: Fundamentals and Applications. Spin Photo-Electronic Devices Based on Fe and the Heusler Alloy Co2MnGa. Ballistic Spin Tranport across a Schottky Barrier Induced by Photoexcitation. Ferromagnetic Metal/III-V Semiconductor Hybrid Spintronic Devices. The Spin-Valve Transistor.

Biography

Y B Xu, S M Thompson