Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd ČR

Spintronics is the leading technology for magnetic storage and sensing. In the near futurte, it is expected to provide high density magnetic random access memories and logic-in-memory architectures, opening a route to the new generation of high-speed, low-power instant on-and-off computers. While the potential for application has been a major drive for the field it would be a fallacy to consider the eventual applications more important than the fundamental insight provided by spintronics research. The spin is a purely quantum-mechanical entity and its interaction with the electron charge or the atomic environment provides a unique opportunity to understand the quantum nature of matter. The May 2012 special issue of Nature Materials introduces in a comprehensive format several of the most prominent areas of current spintronics research. Fourteen scientists from Europe, United States, and Japan, among which Tomas Jungwirth, Kamil Olejnik, Jorg Wunderlich, and Jairo Sinova work in the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, have joined forces to prepare the featured review articles.

For detailed information contact Tomáš Jungwirth from the Institute of Physics ASCR.