Semiconductor spintronics

Author

Akinaga, Hiro ; Ohno, Hideo

Author_Institution

Nanotechnology Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

1

Issue

1

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

31

Abstract

We review recent progress made in the field of semiconductor spintronics, a branch of semiconductor electronics where both charge and spin degrees of freedom play an important role in realizing unique functionalities. We first describe the new spin-dependent phenomena found in semiconductors including carrier-induced ferromagnetism in III-V compounds, followed by an account of our current understanding of such spin-dependent phenomena. Then we summarize the challenges the semiconductor spintronics has to meet in order for it to be a success as "electronics".

Keywords

electron spin polarisation; ferromagnetic materials; magnetic multilayers; magnetic semiconductors; magneto-optical devices; magnetoresistive devices; reviews; semiconductor heterojunctions; spin dynamics; carrier-induced ferromagnetism; ferromagnetic semiconductors; magnetooptic devices; magnetoresistive devices; semiconductor electronics; semiconductor spintronics; spin coherence; spin degrees of freedom; Electrons; Helium; Integrated circuit technology; Magnetic semiconductors; Magnetoelectronics; Magnetooptic devices; Magnetoresistive devices; Materials science and technology; Nanostructured materials; Semiconductor materials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-125X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNANO.2002.1005423

Filename

1005423