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Nitride-Based Spintronics

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Gallium Nitride Processing for Electronics, Sensors and Spintronics

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5.1 Abstract

The field of semiconductor spintronics seeks to exploit the spin of charge carriers in new generations of transistors, lasers and integrated magnetic sensors. There is strong potential for new classes of ultra-low power, high-speed memory, logic and photonic devices based on spintronics. The utility of such devices depends on the availability of materials with practical magnetic ordering temperatures, and most theories predict that the Curie temperature will be a strong function of bandgap. In this chapter we review the current state of the art in producing room-temperature ferromagnetism in GaN-based materials, the origins of the magnetism and its potential applications.

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(2006). Nitride-Based Spintronics. In: Gallium Nitride Processing for Electronics, Sensors and Spintronics. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-359-0_5

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