Semiconductor Spintronics: Progress and Challenges

Abstract

Brief review of the recent progress in semiconductor spintronics (theory and experiment) and the current theoretical problems in it is presented. Invited paper at the 2006 Advanced Research Workshop "Future Trends in Microelectronics: Up to Nano Creek" (Aghia Pelaghia, Crete, June 26-30, 2006). To be published in Workshop Proceedings (Wiley)

13 pages, Conference paper

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