The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics: magnetism and transport at the nanoscale

Eric E Fullerton; Ivan K Schuller

doi:10.1021/nn700422j

The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics: magnetism and transport at the nanoscale

ACS Nano. 2007 Dec;1(5):384-9. doi: 10.1021/nn700422j.

Authors

Eric E Fullerton¹, Ivan K Schuller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. efullerton@ece.ucsd.edu

PMID: 19206657
DOI: 10.1021/nn700422j

Abstract

The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Peter Grünberg and Albert Fert for the discovery of giant magnetoresistance (GMR). GMR is a phenomenon that is intimately linked to the nanostructuring of magnetic materials and has had broad scientific and economic impact. Here, we summarize the early scientific studies of magnetic thin films and superlattices that enabled the discovery of GMR, and we describe the evolution of spin-electronics (spintronics) that has emerged since its discovery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Magnetics*
Nanostructures / chemistry
Nanotechnology*
Nobel Prize*
Physics*