Emmanuel Rashba
Encyclopedia
Emmanuel Rashba is a Ukrainian theoretical physicist known for his contributions to semiconductor physics and spintronics
including the Rashba effect
.
Born in Kiev
, Ukraine
, he survived the Second World War by fleeing to Kazan
. He later studied physics at Kiev University, the Academy of Science of the Ukraine (where he received his PhD in 1956), and the A.F. Ioffe Institute in Leningrad. From 1966 to 1992, he was Head of the Theory of Semiconductors Division at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics.
In 1991, he moved to the United States, where he worked at the University of Utah
, SUNY at Buffalo, and Dartmouth College
before becoming a visiting scientist at Harvard University
.
He has won several awards including the National Prize of the USSR
and the Pekar Prize.
Spintronics
Spintronics , also known as magnetoelectronics, is an emerging technology that exploits both the intrinsic spin of the electron and its associated magnetic moment, in addition to its fundamental electronic charge, in solid-state devices.An additional effect occurs when a spin-polarized current is...
including the Rashba effect
Rashba effect
Rashba effect — splitting by spin in solids by strong spin-orbit interaction. Named in honour of Emmanuel Rashba, co-worker of National Academy of Sciences of USSR who discovered it....
.
Born in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, he survived the Second World War by fleeing to Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. He later studied physics at Kiev University, the Academy of Science of the Ukraine (where he received his PhD in 1956), and the A.F. Ioffe Institute in Leningrad. From 1966 to 1992, he was Head of the Theory of Semiconductors Division at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics.
In 1991, he moved to the United States, where he worked at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, SUNY at Buffalo, and Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
before becoming a visiting scientist at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
He has won several awards including the National Prize of the USSR
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
and the Pekar Prize.