Magnetic heterostructures : advances and perspectives in spinstructures and spintransport / H. Zabel and S. D. Bader (Eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zabel, H. (Hartmut), 1946-

Bader, Samuel D.

Series:

Springer tracts in modern physics ; v. 227.

Springer tracts in modern physics ; v. 227

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heterostructures.

Physical Description:

x, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer Verlag, [2008]

Summary:

Magnetic heterostructures constitute an important field in magnetism and nanotechnology, which has developed over the past fifteen years due to important advances in epitaxial growth methods and in lithographic processes. Magnetic heterostructures combine different physical properties which do not exist in nature. Examples are semiconductors/ferromagnets, superconductors/ferromagnets, and ferromagnets/antiferromagnets. These combinations display rich and novel physical properties different from those that exit in any single one of them. Interlayer exchange coupling, exchange bias, proximity effects, giant magneto-resistance, tunneling magneto-resistance, spininjection and spintransport are examples of new physical phenomena that rely on the combination of different materials layers. Since the literature on magnetic heterostructures is widely spread and highly specialized, the situation calls for a book that provides an overview of the basics and the state of the art of magnetic heterostructures. These contributions by renowned experts and leading scientists in the field provide an introduction for the young researcher, as well as an expert overview on the present status and future challenges.

Contents:

1 Modern Growth Problems and Growth Techniques / Bjorgvin Hjorvarsson, Rossitza Pentcheva 1

2 Magnetic Anisotropy of Heterostructures / Jurgen Lindner, Michael Farle 45

3 Exchange Bias Effect of Ferro-/Antiferromagnetic Heterostructures / Florin Radu, Hartmut Zabel 97

4 Exchange Coupling in Magnetic Multilayers / Bretislav Heinrich 185

5 Proximity Effects in Ferromagnet/Superconductor Heterostructures / Konstantin B. Efetov, Ilgiz A. Garifullin, Anatoly F. Volkov, Kurt Westerholt 251

6 Magnetic Tunnel Junctions / Gunter Reiss, Jan Schmalhorst, Andre Thomas, Andreas Hutten, Shinji Yuasa 291

7 Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Heterostructures and Spininjection / Martin R. Hofmann, Michael Oestreich 335.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783540734611

3540734619

OCLC:

166358211