Vol. 63, No. 2 March / April 2007 mars / avril 2007

  "SPINTRONICS (SPIN ELECTRONICS)"
"SPINTRONIQUE (ÉLECTRONIQUE DES SPINS)"

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The cover picture was created by Dr. Hong-Yi Chen of the Department of Physics, University of Manitoba, based on the themes of the articles in this issue. L'image de la couverture a été créée par Dr. Hong-Yi Chen du Département de physique de l'Université du Manitoba, en s'inspirant des sujets discutés dans les articles de ce numéro.

CONTENTS / CONTIENTS

Foreword: "Spintronics (Spin Electronics)"
Préface : "Spintronique (Électronique des spins)",
by/par T. Chakraborty and K. Hall, Guest Editors/Rédacteurs honoraires invités

In Memoriam - Roger A. Lessard, 1944-2007 (English / Français)
In Memoriam - Doug Smeaton, 1949-2007

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FEATURE ARTICLES / ARTICLES DE FOND

Topics in Semiconductor Spintronics, by/par Emmanuel I. Rashba

Tailoring Spin Excitations by Nanolithography, by/par Dirk Grundler, Favian Giesen, and Jan Podbielski

Electron Spin Precession and the Aharonov-Casher Effect, or, How to Gain Control Over Those Unruly Little Bits, by/par Tobias Bersten and Junsaku Nitta

Acoustically Induced Spin Transport, by/par James A.H. Stotz, P.V. Santos, R. Hey, and K.H. Ploog

The Spin-Driven Electrical Currents, by/par C-M. Hu and W-K. Ge

High-Performance Spin FET Using Gate-Controlled Spin Relaxation, by/par Kimberley A. Hall

Injecting Spins from a Ferromagnetic Metal into a Semiconductor, by/par A.T. Hanbicki, O.M.J. van 't Erve, G. Kioseoglou, C.H. Li and B.T. Jonker

The Physics of Spin Injection into DNA, by/par Xue-Feng Wang and Tapash Chakraborty

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DEPARTMENTS / RUBRIQUES

PhD Physics Degrees Awarded in Canadian Universities (March 2004 to November 2006) - cont'd from Jan/Feb. PiC / Doctorats en physique décernés dans les universités canadiennes (mars 2004 à novembre 2006) - suite du PaC de jan./fév.

Congratulations / Félicitations

- Richard Bond is awarded $100,000 Killam Prize
- Bruce Gaulin and William Harris awrded Killam Research Fellowships
- Aephraim Steinberg awarded 2007 NSERC Steacie Fellowship

Books Received / Livres reçus - Book Reviews / Critiques des livres

Departmental, Institutional, Sustaining, and Corporate Members / Membres départementaux, institutionnels, de soutien, et corporatifs

Art of Physics / Art de la physique

Employment Opportunites & Commercial Ads / Postes d`emplois et publicités commerciales

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