TY - BOOK AU - Bandyopadhyay,Supriyo AU - Cahay,Marc TI - Introduction to spintronics SN - 9781482255560 U1 - 621.381 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press. KW - Spintronics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Early history of spin -- 2. Quantum mechanics of spin -- 3. Bloch sphere -- 4. Evolution of a Spinor on the Bloch sphere -- 5. The density matrix -- 6. Spin-Orbit interaction-- 7. Magneto-electric subbands in quantum confined structures in the presence of spin-orbit interaction -- 8. Spin relaxation-- 9. Some spin phenomena -- 10. Exchange interaction -- 11. Spin transport in solids -- 12. Passive spintronic devices and related concepts -- 13. Active devices based on spin and charge -- 14. All-electric spintronics with quantum point contacts -- 15. Single spin processors -- 16. Quantum computing with spins -- 17. Nanomagnetic logic: computing with giant classical spins -- 18. A brief quantum mechanics primer -- Index N2 - Introduction to Spintronics provides an accessible, organized, and progressive presentation of the quantum mechanical concept of spin and the technology of using it to store, process, and communicate information. Fully updated and expanded to 18 chapters ER -