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Tutorial to Spin Electronics

Course 0000004171 in SS 2019

General Data

Course Type exercise
Semester Weekly Hours 1 SWS
Organisational Unit Technical Physics
Lecturers Matthias Althammer
Dates Tue, 13:15–14:00, WMI 143

Assignment to Modules

  • PH2034: Spinelektronik / Spin Electronics
    This module is included in the following catalogs:
    • Specific catalogue of special courses for condensed matter physics
    • Specific catalogue of special courses for Applied and Engineering Physics
    • Complementary catalogue of special courses for nuclear, particle, and astrophysics
    • Complementary catalogue of special courses for Biophysics

Further Information

Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.

additional remarks Electrical transport in metals: - Boltzmann-equation, scattering processes - electrical and magnetic properties of metals - magnetoresistance and Hall-effect, anomalous Hall-effect - 2 spin-channel model Magnetoelectronics: -positive magnetoresistance -negative magnetoresistance -anisotropic magnetoresistance -colossal magnetoresistance -giant magnetoresistance, osciallating exchange interaction, exchange anisotropy, artificial antiferromagnets, intrinsic and extrinsic GMR -spin valves -tunnel magnetoresistance -ferromagnet/insulator/superconductor heterostructures -extraordinary magnetoresistance Spinelectronics: -spininjection into semiconductors -spin-light emitting diodes and spin-transistors Applications: -XMR-sensors -magnetoresistive read heads, hard disk drives -magnetic random access memory
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Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)

SemesterTitleLecturersDates
SS 2024 Tutorial to Spin Electronics
Responsible/Coordination: Althammer, M.
dates in groups
SS 2023 Tutorial to Spin Electronics
Responsible/Coordination: Kukharchyk, N.
dates in groups
SS 2022 Tutorial to Spin Electronics Althammer, M. dates in groups
SS 2021 Tutorial to Spin Electronics Hübl, H. Tue, 15:30–16:15, virtuell
and dates in groups
SS 2020 Tutorial to Spin Electronics Weiler, M. dates in groups
SS 2018 Tutorial to Spin Electronics Weiler, M. dates in groups
SS 2017 Tutorial to Spin Electronics Althammer, M. dates in groups
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