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Spintronics

October 25, 2006 :: No. 53

Who/What:

Guest speaker Giovanni Vignale, professor of physics at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will present the “Many-Body Effects in Spintronics,” during a colloquium sponsored by the CSUF College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the Physics Department.

When: Friday, Oct. 27
1 p.m.
Where: McCarthy Hall, Room 606
Cost: Free
Background:

Spintronics, a new branch of electronics, attempts to create devices that exploit the spin of the electron to perform logical and memory operations. These devices operate on spin-polarized currents, which are much more strongly affected by electron-electron interactions than their unpolarized counterparts. In his talk, Vignale will show how the many-body correlation between electrons of opposite spin orientations leads to an unusual form of internal friction for spin-polarized currents — the spin Coulomb drag — that affects virtually all aspects of spin transport in metals and semiconductors.

Media Contacts:

Ionel Tifrea, assistant professor of physics, 657-278-2769 or itifrea@fullerton.ed
Debra Cano Ramos, Public Affairs, 657-278-4027 or dcanoramos@fullerton.edu

                                   


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