Lehrinhalte
The lecture covers the following subjects:
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[*]Introduction to electron transport in solids
[*]Basic notions of magnetic materials
[*]Concepts of spintronics
[*]Spin-dependent electronic transport
[*]Magnetoresistive effects, anisotropic magnetoresistance
[*]Giant magnetoresistance (GMR)
[*]Tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR)
[*]Materials for spintronics (ferromagnets, antiferromagnets)
[*]Spintronic devices as sensors
[*]Spin-Transfer Torque
[*]Magnetic data storage
[*]Magnetic microwave oscillators
[*]Spin-orbit effects
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Literatur
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[*]A script will be made available electronically
[*]Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2009, Cambridge University Press
[*]Skomski, Simple Models of Magnetism, 2008, Oxford University Press
[*]Felser, Fecher, Spintronics: From Materials to Devices, 2013, Springer
[*]Dietl, Awschalom, Kaminska, Ohno, Spintronics, 2008, Academic Press
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Voraussetzungen
Module 11-01-6419 Materials of Electrical Engineering

Semester: ST 2020