Recent advances in the theory and experimental realization of ferromagnetic
semiconductors give hope that a new generation of microelectronic devices based on the …

Spin-based electronics or spintronics is an emerging field, in which we try to utilize spin
degrees of freedom as well as charge transport in materials and devices. While metal-based …

By actively using not only charge transport of electrons and holes but also their spins, we
can create a variety of new phenomena and functional materials. It is highly expected that …

The review concerns the fundamentals of spintronics (spin-transport electronics). The
material covers spin-spin interactions and spin relaxation in semiconductors as well as spin …

The interplay between spin and charge transport in electrically and magnetically
inhomogeneous semiconductor systems is investigated theoretically. In particular, the theory …

Recent experimental efforts to identify the intrinsic and extrinsic contributions in the
anomalous Hall effect are reviewed. Benefited from the experimental control of artificial …

The interplay between clustering and exchange coupling in magnetic semiconductors for the
prototype (Ga 1− x, Mn x) As is investigated considering manganese concentrations x of …

Diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors combining ferromagnetic and semiconducting
properties in one material provide numerous new functionalities, attractive for basic studies …

This article reviews the recent advances of epitaxial ferromagnetic thin films and
heterostructures as well as devices towards semiconductor-based spin-electronics or often …

Publisher Summary Modem information technology utilizes the charge degree of freedom of
electrons in semiconductors to process the information and the spin degree of freedom in …