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This text is the culmination of a summer school on spintronics, held in August 1998, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, that brought together experts on all aspects of magnetism and spin transport phenomenon. These experts lectured for one week on this emerging and important field of study. What was a fledgling field in 1998 has become one of the fastest growing areas of science in less than five years, having impact in many areas of information technology. This book is a collection of some of the lectures that were presented, updated to provide the most up-to-date information on the topics that are covered in the various chapters.

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Author:   Almadena Chtchelkanova ,  Stuart A. Wolf ,  Yves Idzerda
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   2003 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.243kg
ISBN:  

9780306473524

ISBN 10:   0306473526
Pages:   572
Publication Date:   31 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Electron Spins in Ionic Molecular Structures.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Magnetic Cations.- 1.3. Cation Sites in Anion Lattices.- 1.4. Electron Energy Levels in Crystal Fields.- 1.5. Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy.- 1.6. Spin Exchange Between Cations.- 1.7. Spin Ordering in Ferrimagnetic Oxides.- 1.8. Spin Transport in Oxides.- References.- 2. Secondary Magnetic Properties.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Magneto-Optic Properties.- 2.3. The Kubo Formula.- 2.4. Ab Initio Calculations of the Kerr Effect.- 2.5. Magneto-Crystalline Anisotropy.- 2.6. First-Principle Calculations.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- References.- 3. Spin-Dependent Transport in Magnetic Multilayers.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Kubo-Greenwood Formula for Conductivity.- 3.3. Free Electrons with Random Point Scatterers.- 3.4. Boltzmann Equation.- 3.5. Landauer Formula for Conductance.- 3.6. Spin-Dependent Tunneling.- References.- 4. Magnetotransport (Experimental).- 4.1. Introduction and Overview.- 4.2. Electronic Transport in F-Metals and F-Based Alloys.- 4.3. Spin-Dependent Tunneling and “Polarization”.- 4.4. Spin-Injection Studies.- 4.5. Giant Magnetoresistance in F/N Multilayers and Granular Alloys.- 4.6. Granular Magnetoresistance.- 4.7. Tunneling Magnetoresistance.- 4.8. Colossal MR.- 4.9. Miscellaneous Phenomena.- References.- 5. Magnetic Characterization of Materials.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Units.- 5.3. Magnetic Moment, Magnetization, and Susceptibility.- 5.4. Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism.- 5.5. Magnetic Ordering.- 5.6. Magnetometry.- 5.7. Magnetic Characterizations through Hyperfine Interactions.- 5.8. Concluding Remarks.- 6. Magnetic Domain Imaging of Spintronic Devices.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis.- 6.3. Magnetic Force Microscopy.- 6.4.Magneto-Optic Imaging.- 6.5. Transmission Electron Microscopy.- 6.6. Magnetic Imaging with X-Ray Dichroism.- 6.7. Conclusions.- References.- 7. Domain Dynamics and Magnetic Noise.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Overview of Magnetic Noise in Device Applications.- 7.3. Magnetic Domains and Magnetization Reversal.- 7.4. Electrical Noise.- 7.5. From Magnetic Fluctuations to Electrical Noise.- 7.6. Stabilization of Magnetic Sensors.- 7.7. Media Noise in Magnetic Recording.- References.- 8. Deposition Techniques for Magnetic Thin Films and Multilayers.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Thermal Evaporation.- 8.3. Sputtering.- 8.4. Pulsed Laser Deposition.- 8.5. Film Thickness Measurement and Control Techniques.- 8.6. Characterization Techniques.- 8.7. Summary.- References.- 9. Magnetic Sensors.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Why We Sense Magnetic Fields.- 9.3. Magnetic Sensing Technologies.- 9.4. Spin-Dependent Magnetoresistive Materials.- 9.5. Magnetoresistive Sensor Design.- 9.6. Anisotropic Magnetoresistive Sensors.- 9.7. Giant Magnetoresistive Sensor Design.- 9.8. Spin-Dependent Tunneling Sensor Design.- 9.9. Conclusions.- References.- 10. High Speed Magnetoresistive Memories.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2. Memory Fundamentals.- 10.3. Plated Wire and Planar Film Memories, Precursors.- 10.4. Magnetoresistive Memory Design Factors.- 10.5. Honeywell’s Original MRAM.- 10.6. Pseudo Spin Valve, Giant Magnetoresistive Memories.- 10.7. Memories with Spin Valve Materials.- 10.8. Spin Dependent Tunneling Memory Cells.- 10.9. Summary.- References.- 11. Hybrid Devices.- 11.1. Introduction.- 11.2. Hybrid Ferromagnet-Superconducting Devices.- 11.3. Hybrid Ferromagnet-Semiconductor Devices.- References.

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