Spintronics - A retrospective and perspective

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-110

  Wolf, Stuart A ^a   Chtchelkanova, Almadena Y ^b   Treger, Daryl M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Strategic Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SENSORS; TRANSISTORS;

MAGNETIC MEMORY; SPIN MEMORY TRANSISTOR; SPIN TRANSPORT ELECTRONICS; SPINS IN SEMICONDUCTORS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 32944462861     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.501.0101     Document Type: Review

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