Spintronics IX

For a few years, the spin degree of freedom has been directly used as an information support in nanometer-scale devices. Today applications mostly concern the huge market of hard-drive read heads, nonvolatile magnetic memories (MRAMs), or magnetic logic units. Recent developments are being considered for spin-based logic or quantum computing. New topics are emerging in frontier fields, e.g. Skyrmions and domain-wall manipulation, topological insulators, Majorana fermions, spin photonics and spin optics (the latter being based on recent developments in plasmonics), or spin-caloric phenomena. These advances make use of the fascinating developments of new materials. 

The purpose of the conference is to provide a broad overview of the state-of-the-art and perspectives, bringing together experts from different communities: fundamental physics (experimental and theoretical), materials science and chemistry, fabrication processes and industrial developments, etc. Contributions for this conference are encouraged in particular in the following areas:

• spin-coherence, semiconductor spin physics, quantum wells and quantum dots
• magnetic nanostructures, micromagnetism, spin-precession, and magnonics
• spin-injection, spin-transfer, spin-Hall and related effects
• new materials (graphene and chalcogenides, oxides, organics, etc.)
• new structures and applications (magnetoresistive devices, MRAMs, spin transistors, crystalline tunnel barriers, etc.)
• spin photonics and spin optics.