Issue 5, 2012

Oxidenanowires for spintronics: materials and devices

Abstract

Spintronics, or spin-based data storage and manipulation technology, is emerging as a very active research area because of both new science and potential technological applications. As the characteristic lengths of spin-related phenomena naturally fall into the nanometre regime, researchers start applying the techniques of bottom-up nanomaterial synthesis and assembly to spintronics. It is envisaged that novel physics regarding spin manipulation and domain dynamics can be realized in quantum confined nanowire-based devices. Here we review the recent breakthroughs related to the applications of oxide nanowires in spintronics from the perspectives of both material candidates and device fabrication. Oxide nanowires generally show excellent crystalline quality and tunable physical properties, but more efforts are imperative as we strive to develop novel spintronic nanowires and devices.

Graphical abstract: Oxide nanowires for spintronics: materials and devices

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
17 nov. 2011
Accepted
02 janv. 2012
First published
06 janv. 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 1529-1540

Oxide nanowires for spintronics: materials and devices

Y. Tian, S. R. Bakaul and T. Wu, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 1529 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR11767C

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