Subject Index
A
Advantages of spintronics, 3, 4, 251
All-optical light helicity-dependent, 180,
181
All-optical spintronic switching, 180, 182
Angular momentum, 2, 6–10, 12, 13, 22, 35,
36, 46, 47, 55, 62, 127, 129, 131, 137,
138, 140, 166, 175, 176, 182, 194,
216, 242
Anisotropic Magnetoresistance (AMR), 76,
78, 78, 98, 99, 197, 224, 231, 244,
245, 252, 265
Anisotropic magnetoresistance sensor, 245
Anomalous Hall Effect (AHE), 62, 63, 177
Antiferromagnetic, 4, 17, 82–84, 96, 98,
171–173, 176, 177, 179, 182, 196,
197, 199, 205, 206, 226, 232, 234,
239, 258
Antiferromagnetic spintronics, 177, 183,
206
B
Barrier, 26, 30–32, 71, 89, 94, 103–109, 113,
118, 119, 121, 122, 140, 142, 212,
213, 215, 230, 235, 239, 250, 253
Bir-Aronov-Pikus mechanism, 55, 56, 70
Bloch sphere representation, 261
Bloch states, 49, 139
Branches of spintronics, 17, 22
C
Charge conservation law, 38
Charge current, 28, 35, 36, 40, 62, 64–68,
140, 191, 193, 194, 197, 199
Charging, 118, 120, 121, 239
Circular polarization, 209, 212
Coherent tunnelling, 124
Complex magnetic compounds, 195, 199
Conductance mismatch, 70
Contact type junction, 104, 106
Current-driven domain wall motion, 158–
161
Current-in-Plane (CIP-GMR), 18
Current-Perpendicular-to-Plane
(CPPGMR), 18, 86, 235
D
Damping torque, 132–134
Datta-Das spin transistor, 6, 18, 208, 224,
226, 253, 254
Demagnetization, 13, 166, 167, 174–176,
179, 182, 183, 189
Demagnetization of GaMnAs, 176, 182, 183
Detection geometries of spin-polarized light
sources, 211, 220
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor (DMS),
26, 27, 32, 204, 205, 208, 214, 220,
224
Dirac equation, 45
Disadvantages of electronics, 3
Domain wall displacement, 257
Domain wall motion velocity measurements,
154, 160
Down-spin, 15, 16, 23, 24, 27, 30, 32–34,
37–39, 44, 49, 52, 62–64, 66–68, 90,
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A
Advantages of spintronics, 3, 4, 251
All-optical light helicity-dependent, 180,
181
All-optical spintronic switching, 180, 182
Angular momentum, 2, 6–10, 12, 13, 22, 35,
36, 46, 47, 55, 62, 127, 129, 131, 137,
138, 140, 166, 175, 176, 182, 194,
216, 242
Anisotropic Magnetoresistance (AMR), 76,
78, 78, 98, 99, 197, 224, 231, 244,
245, 252, 265
Anisotropic magnetoresistance sensor, 245
Anomalous Hall Effect (AHE), 62, 63, 177
Antiferromagnetic, 4, 17, 82–84, 96, 98,
171–173, 176, 177, 179, 182, 196,
197, 199, 205, 206, 226, 232, 234,
239, 258
Antiferromagnetic spintronics, 177, 183,
206
B
Barrier, 26, 30–32, 71, 89, 94, 103–109, 113,
118, 119, 121, 122, 140, 142, 212,
213, 215, 230, 235, 239, 250, 253
Bir-Aronov-Pikus mechanism, 55, 56, 70
Bloch sphere representation, 261
Bloch states, 49, 139
Branches of spintronics, 17, 22
C
Charge conservation law, 38
Charge current, 28, 35, 36, 40, 62, 64–68,
140, 191, 193, 194, 197, 199
Charging, 118, 120, 121, 239
Circular polarization, 209, 212
Coherent tunnelling, 124
Complex magnetic compounds, 195, 199
Conductance mismatch, 70
Contact type junction, 104, 106
Current-driven domain wall motion, 158–
161
Current-in-Plane (CIP-GMR), 18
Current-Perpendicular-to-Plane
(CPPGMR), 18, 86, 235
D
Damping torque, 132–134
Datta-Das spin transistor, 6, 18, 208, 224,
226, 253, 254
Demagnetization, 13, 166, 167, 174–176,
179, 182, 183, 189
Demagnetization of GaMnAs, 176, 182, 183
Detection geometries of spin-polarized light
sources, 211, 220
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor (DMS),
26, 27, 32, 204, 205, 208, 214, 220,
224
Dirac equation, 45
Disadvantages of electronics, 3
Domain wall displacement, 257
Domain wall motion velocity measurements,
154, 160
Down-spin, 15, 16, 23, 24, 27, 30, 32–34,
37–39, 44, 49, 52, 62–64, 66–68, 90,
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