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Introduction to Spintronics provides an accessible, organized, and progressive presentation of the quantum mechanical concept of spin and the technology of using it to store, process, and communicate information. Fully updated and expanded to 18 chapters, this Second Edition:




Reflects the explosion of study in spin-related physics, addressing seven important physical phenomena with spintronic device applications


Discusses the recently discovered field of spintronics without magnetism, which allows one to manipulate spin currents by purely electrical means


Explores lateral spin-orbit interaction and its many nuances, as well as the possibility to implement spin polarizers and analyzers using quantum point contacts


Introduces the concept of single-domain-nanomagnet-based computing, an ultra-energy-efficient approach to compute and store information using nanomagnets, offering a practical rendition of single-spin logic architecture ideas and an alternative to transistor-based computing hardware


Features many new drill problems, and includes a solution manual and figure slides with qualifying course adoption



Still the only known spintronics textbook written in English, Introduction to Spintronics, Second Edition is a must read for those interested in the science and technology of storing, processing, and communicating information via the spin degree of freedom of electrons.

Table of Contents

The Early History of Spin. The Quantum Mechanics of Spin. The Bloch Sphere. Evolution of a Spinor on the Bloch Sphere. The Density Matrix. Spin-Orbit Interaction. Magneto-Electric Subbands in Quantum Confined Structures in the Presence of Spin-Orbit Interaction. Spin Relaxation. Some Spin Phenomena. Exchange Interaction. Spin Transport in Solids. Passive Spintronic Devices and Related Concepts. Active Devices Based on Spin and Charge. All-Electric Spintronics with Quantum Point Contacts. Single Spin Processors. Quantum Computing with Spins. Nanomagnetic Logic: Computing with Giant Classical Spins. A Brief Quantum Mechanics Primer.