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Description:: Spin dependent electron transport is the basis of spintronics which is a new type of electronics relying on electron spins. This thesis presents studies on …
Year:: 2021
Contributor:: Qian, Lijuan (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Li, Jia (Reader); Mitrović, Vesna (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Physics; Magnetism
Collection:: Physics; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Moore’s law, which has governed semiconductor technology for decades, has been increasingly challenged in recent years. Rather than relying on electron charge currents, spintronics-based logic …
Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Chen, Wenzhe (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Valles, James (Reader); Jevicki, Antal (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: spintronics; Condensed matter--Magnetic properties
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Description:: The control of spin currents through interfacial and spin-orbit-driven effects is central to the development of next-generation spintronic technologies. This dissertation investigates how spin-orbit coupling …
Year:: 2026
Contributor:: Bheemarasetty, Vineetha Sai (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Kuehne, Matthias (Reader); Valles, James (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: spintronics; Spin Hall Effect; Half metal; Altermagnetism; Quantum oscillations; Exchange bias
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Description:: Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), owing to the quantum mechanical tunneling magnetoresistance, have attracted attention in the field of spintronics and general condensed matter physics community …
Year:: 2022
Contributor:: Zhang, Yiou (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Zaslavsky, Alexander (Reader); Marston, John Bradley (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Magnetism; condensed matter physics
Collection:: Physics; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Co₂MnSi (CMS) is a Co-based full-Heusler alloy predicted to exhibit half-metallic ferromagnetism and high spin polarization, making it a promising electrode material for magnetic tunnel …
Year:: 2026
Contributor:: Abudushalamu, Yilidaer (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: spintronics; Heusler alloys; Magnetic tunnel junctions; Tunneling magnetoresistance; Ferromagnetism; Magnetic anisotropy
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Description:: Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) based on textured MgO insulating barrier are a class of quantum mechanical devices, increasingly used in technology industries as magnetic memory …
Year:: 2018
Contributor:: Wang, Shu (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Zia, Rashid (Reader); Marston, Brad (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: spintronics
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Description:: This project's primary objective is to apply a quantum device called the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) for ultrasensitive magnetic field sensing. Towards this goal, we …
Year:: 2021
Contributor:: He, Guanyang (creator); Xiao, Gang (Advisor); Li, Jia (Reader); Zaslavsky, Alexander (Reader); Brown University. Department of Physics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: spintronics; Condensed matter--Magnetic properties
Collection:: Physics; Theses and Dissertations

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