Browse Physics

A newly discovered type of magnetoresistance, resulting from spin-dependent scattering at a metal-magnet interface, may potentially be used to study the magnetization in insulating magnets or to develop new spintronic devices.

Combining two spin-dependent effects generates a microwave signal that can be easily read to study the magnetization dynamics in a device with novel geometry.

New experiments show that holes in silicon can transport spin over surprisingly large distances, adding $p$-type semiconductors to the toolkit of materials for spintronics.

Short chains of iron atoms deposited on a metal surface could be used to transmit bits of magnetic information.

Coulomb interactions in the presence of spin-orbit coupling can stabilize ferromagnetic order.

A new state of matter involving twisting magnetic moments has been observed for the first time, possibly opening up novel applications in information technology.

Local laser heating is used to image thermally driven spin currents and voltages.

Controlling the spin and geometric phase of electrons in a semiconductor ring.

New theoretical tools could take spintronic lasers to the next phase of their evolution.

Ferroelectric domain patterns enable voltage-induced magnetization reversal in a magnetic alloy.

The coupling between nitrogen vacancy centers can be dramatically improved through the use of electromagnetic driving fields.

Combining operations with one and two spin qubits may lead to superior quantum computers.

Electric-field control of the spin-orbit field in [111] quantum wells lengthens the spin coherence time.

The conversion of magnons into electron spin flips via spin pumping may allow for low-power spin-based data transmission schemes.

Demonstration of one-shot measurement of a single spin on a silicon quantum dot brings the prospect of quantum information processing one step closer.

The coupling of single spins with mechanical oscillators should lead to superior nanodevices that rely on magnetism.

Successful legwork to find a new insulator for spintronics applications sends a material running up the ladder of research and development.

Theorists propose a mechanism to induce domain-wall motion in ferromagnetic nanowires that may lead to unprecedented speeds.

A robust measurement scheme indicates that a spin-related torque that speeds up moving domain walls in magnetic nanostructures is larger than previously estimated.

The ability to detect the spin Hall effect electrically could make an obscure but intriguing effect more accessible to research.