Electrical transport in metals:

- Boltzmann-equation, scattering processes

- electrical and magnetic properties of metals

- magnetoresistance and Hall-effect, anomalous Hall-effect

- 2 spin-channel model

Magnetoelectronics:

-positive magnetoresistance

-negative magnetoresistance

-anisotropic magnetoresistance

-colossal magnetoresistance

-giant magnetoresistance, osciallating exchange interaction, exchange anisotropy, artificial antiferromagnets, intrinsic and extrinsic GMR

-spin valves

-tunnel magnetoresistance

-ferromagnet/insulator/superconductor heterostructures

-extraordinary magnetoresistance

Spinelectronics:

-spininjection into semiconductors

-spin-light emitting diodes and spin-transistors

Applications:

-XMR-sensors

-magnetoresistive read heads, hard disk drives

-magnetic random access memory