Spintronics in semiconductors

TL;DR

This paper reviews the development and properties of spintronic materials in semiconductors, emphasizing their potential technological applications and recent scientific advancements in exploiting electron spin.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of spintronic materials and discusses recent progress in integrating spin effects into traditional semiconductor technology.

Findings

Highlighting key spin phenomena in semiconductors

Survey of current spintronic materials and their properties

Discussion of potential technological applications

Abstract

For the last years spin effects in semiconductors have been of great interest not only in the context of solid state physics, but also for their potential usage in technology. In this paper we give a short review of spintronic materials, in which electron spin as an additional degree of freedom is exploited. Afterwards, we discuss the properties of classic, non-magnetic semiconductors, where the efforts are put on enriching the traditional semiconductor technology engaging the electrical effects of spin effects. Various phenomena and scientific state of the art is highlighted.