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Introduction to spintronics /

Bandyopadhyay, S.

Introduction to spintronics / Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Marc Cahay. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008. - xviii, 515 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Early History of Spin --
2. The Quantum Mechanics of Spin --
3. The Bloch Sphere --
4. Evolution of a Spinor on the Bloch Sphere --
5. The Density Matrix --
6. Spin Orbit Interaction --
7. Magneto-Electric Subbands in Quantum Confined Structures in the Presence of Spin-Orbit Interaction --
8. Spin Relaxation --
9. Exchange Interaction --
10. Spin Transport in Solids --
11. Passive Spintronic Devices and Related Concepts --
12. Hybrid Spintronics: Active Devices Based on Spin and Charge --
13. Monolithic Spintronics: All-Spin Logic Processors --
14. Quantum Computing With Spins --
15. A Quantum Mechanics Primer. TOC

This text offers a practical introduction to the general quantum mechanical concepts of spin, coverage of various spin-based devices (both existing and emerging), and an explanation of the use of spin in encoding qubits. It concludes with a rigorous treatment on the quantum mechanics of spin for advanced readers.



9780849331336 (alk. paper) 0849331331 (alk. paper)

2008003602


Spintronics.

TK7874.887 / .B36 2008

621.381 / BAI 2008