Modeling for Semiconductor Spintronics

TL;DR

This paper reviews semiclassical modeling techniques such as drift-diffusion, kinetic transport, and Monte Carlo simulations used to study spin dynamics and transport in semiconductor structures, highlighting their applications.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of modeling methods and showcases their application in semiconductor spintronics research, based on the authors' group work.

Findings

Demonstrates the effectiveness of semiclassical models in spintronics

Shows applications of modeling techniques in real semiconductor structures

Highlights the versatility of Monte Carlo simulations

Abstract

We summarize semiclassical modeling methods, including drift-diffusion, kinetic transport equation and Monte Carlo simulation approaches, utilized in studies of spin dynamics and transport in semiconductor structures. As a review of the work by our group, several examples of applications of these modeling techniques are presented.