2. Magnetoresistors and spin-polarized transport

2.1 Two-current model

Electron spin

Electrons carry a magnetic moment called spin. Although its origin is quantum, it can be interpreted as the magnetic moment associated with the electron's angular momentum.

The existence of electron spin has been known for about a century. Yet it has been completely ignored in conventional electronics, based on the electron's charge alone. It is its use in the design of new electronic components that constitutes spin electronics. ...

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

Already subscribed? Log in!

The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors

+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year

From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Electronics

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Ongoing reading
Magnetoresistors and spin-polarized transport

(1) - SESHAN (K.), SCHEPIS (D.) et al - Handbook of thin film deposition. - William Andrew (2018).
(2) - CUI (Z.) - Nanofabrication : principles, capabilities and limits. - Springer (2016).
...