Spin Electronics [1 ed.] 3540418040, 9783540418047

For 50 years conventional electronics has ignored the electron spin. The manipulation and utilisation of the electron sp

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Table of contents :
Introduction to Spin Electronics....Pages 3-31
An Introduction to the Theory of Normal and Ferromagnetic Metals....Pages 35-51
Basic Electron Transport....Pages 52-70
Phenomenological Theory of Giant Magnetoresistance....Pages 71-88
Electronic Structure, Exchange and Magnetism in Oxides....Pages 89-116
Transport Properties of Mixed-Valence Manganites....Pages 117-158
Spin Dependent Tunneling....Pages 159-171
Basic Semiconductor Physics....Pages 172-198
Metal-Semiconductor Contacts....Pages 199-203
Micromagnetic Spin Structure....Pages 204-231
Electronic Noise in Magnetic Materials and Devices....Pages 232-273
Materials for Spin Electronics....Pages 277-297
Thin Film Deposition Techniques (PVD)....Pages 298-315
Magnetic Imaging....Pages 316-331
Observation of Micromagnetic Configurations in Mesoscopic Magnetic Elements....Pages 332-378
Micro— and Nanofabrication Techniques....Pages 379-395
Spin Transport in Semiconductors....Pages 396-415
Circuit Theory for the Electrically Declined....Pages 416-463
Spin—Valve and Spin—Tunneling Devices: Read Heads, MRAMs, Field Sensors....Pages 464-488

Spin Electronics [1 ed.]
3540418040, 9783540418047