@article{1467647,
      recid = {1467647},
      author = {Xu, Yongbing, and Awschalom, D. and Nitta, Junsaku,},
      title = {Handbook of spintronics /},
      pages = {1 online resource (807 illustrations, 598 illustrations in  color)},
      abstract = {This large reference work addresses a broad range of  topics covering various aspects of spintronics science and  technology, ranging from fundamental physics through  materials properties and processing to established and  emerging device technology and applications. It comprises a  collection of chapters from a large international team of  leading researchers across academia and industry, providing  readers with an up-to-date and comprehensive review of this  dynamic field of research. The opening chapters focus on  the fundamental physical principles of spintronics in  metals and semiconductors, including the theory of giant  magnetoresistance and an introduction to spin quantum  computing. Materials systems are then considered, with  sections on metallic thin films and multilayers, magnetic  tunnelling structures, hybrid materials including Heusler  compounds, magnetic semiconductors, molecular spintronic  materials, carbon nanotubes and graphene. A separate  section describes the various methods used in the  characterisation of spintronics materials, including  spin-polarised photoemission, x-ray diffraction techniques  and spin-polarised SEM. The third and final part of the  Handbook contains chapters on spintronic device technology  and applications, including spin valves, GMR and MTJ  devices, MRAM technology, spin transistors and spin logic  devices, spin torque devices, spin pumping and spin  dynamics, and thermal effects in spintronics. Each chapter  builds from the fundamentals through to the  state-of-the-art, also considering the challenges faced by  researchers and containing some indication of the direction  that future work in the field is likely to take. This  reference work will be an essential and long-standing  resource for the spintronics community, whether in academic  or industrial research.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1467647},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6892-5},
}