Spintronics

Starting from quantum mechanical and condensed matter foundations, this book introduces into the necessary theory behind spin electronics (Spintronics). Equations of spin diffusion, -evolution and -tunelling are derived before an overview is given of simulation of spin transport at the atomic scale. Furthermore, applications are discussed with a focus on elementary spintronics devices such as spin valves, memory cells and hard disk heads.

Andrea Ehrmann

Tomasz Błachowicz, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland;Andrea Erdmann, FH Bielefeld, Germany.