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.

The so-far disappointingly short lifetime of spin-polarized currents in graphene may be the result of magnetic defects.

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.

A strongly driven single-ion qubit offers a method for performing spectrum analysis with high resolution.

A new scheme exploiting the orbital rather than the spin degree of freedom allows for studying the Kondo effect without disturbing it.

Manganese defects in zinc oxide have been identified as a class of electrically controllable qubits.

An ultra-high-speed camera has captured the cooling of surface electrons in topological insulators.

Controlling the surface termination of a material with a large spin-orbit effect could provide a way to select a particular spin state for spintronic devices.

Terahertz radiation can control electron transport through quantum dots.

Microscopic distribution of alloy constituents explains the puzzling magnetic anisotropy in (Ga,Mn)As films.

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

Spin-noise spectroscopy reveals a functional transition in the spin decay of quantum dots.

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.

The substrate turns out to have a significant effect on thermally driven spin transport in thin films.

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