Spintronics

Dear Colleagues,

Spintronics – or spin-electronics – is an emerging technology which aims to revolutionize traditional electronics by combining the well-known functionalities derived from the charge of carriers (usually electrons or “holes”) with the properties of their spin degrees of freedom. These can be exploited by engineering interactions between spins and electric or magnetic fields. Alternatively spin behaviour can be influenced by the environment offered by different materials, or by constraints due to the system geometry, or by its patterning with nano-structures.

‘Spintronics’ encompasses by now many different subfields and interlaces with spin-based quantum information. While valuable progress and discoveries have been made so far, important open questions remain, from optimizing spin injection in semiconductor device elements to improving understanding and control of spin dynamics and coherence. This special issue focuses on this mixture of prospective applications and open fundamental problems to provide exciting science and technology for many years to come.

Dr. Irene D'Amico
Guest Editor

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