Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …

The continuous miniaturization of charge-based electronic devices and overcoming the
bottleneck of Moore's law have driven the rapid growth of spintronics, spintronics operates …

A spin valve is a layered structure of magnetic and non-magnetic (spacer) materials whose
electrical resistance depends on the spin state of electrons passing through the device and …

Some of the most relevant finite-size and surface effects in the magnetic and transport
properties of magnetic fine particles and granular solids are reviewed. The stability of the …

The ability to manipulate electron spin in organic molecular materials offers a new and
extremely tantalizing route towards spin electronics, both from fundamental and …

The manganese oxides of general formula RE 1− x M x MnO 3 (RE= rare earth, M= Ca, Sr,
Ba, Pb) have remarkable interrelated structural, magnetic and transport properties induced …

Oxides have become a key ingredient for new concepts of electronic devices. To a large
extent, this is due to the profusion of new physics and novel functionalities arising from …

The phenomenon of electron tunnelling has been known since the advent of quantum
mechanics, but continues to enrich our understanding of many fields of physics, as well as …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have brought fresh prospects for spintronics, as evidenced
by the rapid scientific progress made in this frontier over the past decade. In particular, for …

The role of the metal-oxide interface in determining the spin polarization of electrons
tunneling from or into ferromagnetic transition metals in magnetic tunnel junctions is …