From Microelectronics to Spintronics and Magnonics

In this review, the recent progresses in microelectronics, spintronics and magnonics have been summarized and compared. Firstly, the history of the spintronics has been briefly reviewed. Moreover, the recent development of magnonics such as magnon-mediated current drag effect (MCDE), magnon valve effect (MVE), magnon junction effect (MJE), magnon blocking effect (MBE), magnon-mediated nonlocal spin Hall magnetoresistance (MNSMR), magnon-transfer torque (MTT) effect, and magnon resonant tunneling (MRT) effect, magnon skin effect (MSE) etc. existing in magnon junctions or magnon heterojunctions, have been summarized and their potential applications in memory and logic devices etc. are prospected, from which we can see a promising future for spintronics and magnonics beyond micro-electronics.