The field was pioneered by Professor Abdulhakem Elezzabi at the University of Alberta in Canada.
In a simple spinplasmonic device, light waves couple to electron spin states in a metallic structure.
The most elementary spinplasmonic device consists of a bilayer structure made from magnetic and nonmagnetic metals.
The plasmonic current is generated by optical excitation and its properties are manipulated by applying a weak magnetic field.
[1][2] Spinplasmonic devices potentially have the advantages of high speed, miniaturization, low power consumption, and multifunctionality.