Smart thin films, composed of functional materials deposited in thin layers, have opened new avenues for the development of flexible, lightweight, and high-performance devices. Optoelectronics and Spintronics in Smart Thin Films presents a comprehensive overview of this emerging area and details the current and near future integration of smart thin films in solar cells, sensors, and memory storage.

Offers an overview of optoelectronics and spintronics/magnetism. Discusses synthesis of smart nanomaterials. Describes deposition techniques and characterization of smart thin films. Considers the integration and application of magneto-optoelectronics for technological advancement of solar cells, sensors, and memory storage devices.

Focused on advancing research on this evolving subject, this book is aimed at advanced students, researchers, and engineers in materials, chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering as well as applied physics.