270
Subject Index
91, 107–109, 114, 115, 119, 181, 218,
219, 254, 261
D’yakonov–Perel mechanism, 51–54, 70
Dynamics of magnetic moments, 12
E
Eigenvectors of Pauli matrices, 11
Electrical current sensing, 246
Elliott–Yafet mechanism, 49, 51, 54, 70
Exchange interaction, 14, 15, 34, 35, 55, 82,
89, 98, 114, 129, 135, 137, 138, 166,
176, 182, 207, 214, 225
Extrinsic Hall effect, 63
F
Faraday effect, 168–170, 172, 173, 181–183
Faraday geometry, 211
Far-Infrared(F-IR) Probe, 170, 171, 173, 185
Femtosecond LASER, 163, 165, 168, 180,
181, 183, 189, 190, 194
Fermi level, 26, 27, 41, 58, 64, 71, 72, 88,
91, 105, 112, 113, 116, 118, 121, 124,
131, 204, 212
Ferromagnetic, 1, 3–6, 14–19, 24–28, 30–
35, 38, 40, 41, 47, 58–63, 67, 68, 70,
71, 75–78, 80, 82–87, 89–99, 103–
119, 121, 122, 124, 127–131, 135,
136, 138, 140, 142–151, 176, 177,
179, 181, 182, 190–193, 196–198,
201–206, 209, 210, 212–215, 225,
232–235, 237, 239, 240, 242, 245,
247, 252–255
Ferromagnetic semiconductor, 176, 182,
183, 206
Field driven spintronics effect, 62
G
Gain spectra of spin laser, 219
Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR), 6, 17, 76,
79, 99, 201, 226, 244, 252
GMR based sensors, 246, 248, 252, 265
GMR (CPP-GMR), 140
Granular GMR, 85, 98, 99
Granular system, 120, 124
H
Hall effect, 62–65, 75, 76, 177, 224, 244
Heat driven spintronics effect, 62, 69
History of spin, 6, 7
Hyperfine interaction, 48, 49, 56, 57, 69, 70,
207
I
Incoherent tunnelling, 124
Injector ferromagnet, 29
Interface, 28–35, 37, 38, 40–43, 61, 62, 66,
68, 70, 71, 84, 89, 94, 105, 108–110,
118–124, 127–129, 131, 140, 173,
194, 195, 203, 212, 229, 233, 243
Intrinsic Hall effect, 63, 66
Inverse Spin Hall Effect (ISHE), 63, 65–69,
188, 190, 191, 198, 199
J
Jullière formula, 112, 115, 118, 121–124
L
Landau–Lifsitz–Gilbert (LLG) equation, 12,
14, 22
M
Magnetic Circular Dichroism (MCD), 174
Magnetic data storage, 20, 180, 228, 229,
235, 264, 265
Magnetic domain walls motion, 145, 148,
160
Magnetic excitations, 118, 120, 134, 173
Magnetic hard disk, 21, 229, 230, 265
Magnetic insulator, 67, 68, 193–195
Magnetic length scale, 225
Magnetic moment, 2, 7, 8, 12–14, 16, 25, 27,
37, 43–47, 52, 56, 57, 67, 82, 83, 89,
92, 98, 119, 128–138, 142, 144, 145,
147–149, 158, 159, 174, 176, 177,
182, 205, 214, 224, 234, 239, 242
Magnetic multilayer, 82, 83, 87, 88, 94, 103,
114, 127, 134, 135, 137
Magnetic Random Access Memories
(MRAM), 3, 17, 20, 21, 57, 69, 98,
104, 142, 143, 166, 188, 201, 223,
225, 228, 235–239, 242, 244, 253,
265
Magnetic skyrmions, 258–260
Magnetic switching (AO-HDS), 142
Subject Index
91, 107–109, 114, 115, 119, 181, 218,
219, 254, 261
D’yakonov–Perel mechanism, 51–54, 70
Dynamics of magnetic moments, 12
E
Eigenvectors of Pauli matrices, 11
Electrical current sensing, 246
Elliott–Yafet mechanism, 49, 51, 54, 70
Exchange interaction, 14, 15, 34, 35, 55, 82,
89, 98, 114, 129, 135, 137, 138, 166,
176, 182, 207, 214, 225
Extrinsic Hall effect, 63
F
Faraday effect, 168–170, 172, 173, 181–183
Faraday geometry, 211
Far-Infrared(F-IR) Probe, 170, 171, 173, 185
Femtosecond LASER, 163, 165, 168, 180,
181, 183, 189, 190, 194
Fermi level, 26, 27, 41, 58, 64, 71, 72, 88,
91, 105, 112, 113, 116, 118, 121, 124,
131, 204, 212
Ferromagnetic, 1, 3–6, 14–19, 24–28, 30–
35, 38, 40, 41, 47, 58–63, 67, 68, 70,
71, 75–78, 80, 82–87, 89–99, 103–
119, 121, 122, 124, 127–131, 135,
136, 138, 140, 142–151, 176, 177,
179, 181, 182, 190–193, 196–198,
201–206, 209, 210, 212–215, 225,
232–235, 237, 239, 240, 242, 245,
247, 252–255
Ferromagnetic semiconductor, 176, 182,
183, 206
Field driven spintronics effect, 62
G
Gain spectra of spin laser, 219
Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR), 6, 17, 76,
79, 99, 201, 226, 244, 252
GMR based sensors, 246, 248, 252, 265
GMR (CPP-GMR), 140
Granular GMR, 85, 98, 99
Granular system, 120, 124
H
Hall effect, 62–65, 75, 76, 177, 224, 244
Heat driven spintronics effect, 62, 69
History of spin, 6, 7
Hyperfine interaction, 48, 49, 56, 57, 69, 70,
207
I
Incoherent tunnelling, 124
Injector ferromagnet, 29
Interface, 28–35, 37, 38, 40–43, 61, 62, 66,
68, 70, 71, 84, 89, 94, 105, 108–110,
118–124, 127–129, 131, 140, 173,
194, 195, 203, 212, 229, 233, 243
Intrinsic Hall effect, 63, 66
Inverse Spin Hall Effect (ISHE), 63, 65–69,
188, 190, 191, 198, 199
J
Jullière formula, 112, 115, 118, 121–124
L
Landau–Lifsitz–Gilbert (LLG) equation, 12,
14, 22
M
Magnetic Circular Dichroism (MCD), 174
Magnetic data storage, 20, 180, 228, 229,
235, 264, 265
Magnetic domain walls motion, 145, 148,
160
Magnetic excitations, 118, 120, 134, 173
Magnetic hard disk, 21, 229, 230, 265
Magnetic insulator, 67, 68, 193–195
Magnetic length scale, 225
Magnetic moment, 2, 7, 8, 12–14, 16, 25, 27,
37, 43–47, 52, 56, 57, 67, 82, 83, 89,
92, 98, 119, 128–138, 142, 144, 145,
147–149, 158, 159, 174, 176, 177,
182, 205, 214, 224, 234, 239, 242
Magnetic multilayer, 82, 83, 87, 88, 94, 103,
114, 127, 134, 135, 137
Magnetic Random Access Memories
(MRAM), 3, 17, 20, 21, 57, 69, 98,
104, 142, 143, 166, 188, 201, 223,
225, 228, 235–239, 242, 244, 253,
265
Magnetic skyrmions, 258–260
Magnetic switching (AO-HDS), 142