Spin-dependent phenomena and device concepts explored in (Ga,Mn)As

By T. Jungwirth, J. Wunderlich, V. Novák, K. Olejník, B. Gallagher, R. Campion, K. Edmonds, A. Rushforth, A. Ferguson, Petr Nemec. 2013

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Over the past two decades, the research of (Ga,Mn)As has led to a deeper understanding of relativistic spin-dependent phenomena in magnetic systems. It has also led to discoveries of new effects and demonstrations of unprecedented functionalities of experimental spintronic devices with general applicability to a wide range of materials. In this article we review the basic material properties that make (Ga,Mn)As a favorable test-bed system for spintronics research and discuss contributions of (Ga,Mn)As studies in the general context of the spin-dependent phenomena and device concepts. Special focus is on the spin-orbit coupling induced effects and the reviewed topics include the interaction of spin with electrical current, light, and heat.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry

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