Search results for spintronics

Condensed Matter Oct 30, 2024

Polymer's long spin relaxation time helps researchers gain spintronic insights

Electrons spin even without an electric charge and this motion in condensed matter constitutes spin current, which is attracting a great deal of attention for next-generation technology such as memory devices. An Osaka Metropolitan ...

Condensed Matter Oct 22, 2024

Researchers succeed in taking 3D X-ray images of a skyrmion

A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more—for example, massive data storage—all while consuming much less power.

Condensed Matter Oct 2, 2024

New materials and techniques show promise for microelectronics and quantum technologies

As phones and computers shrink in size, our need for data storage and transfer is growing. Electronic devices have been powered by semiconductors for decades, but as the push to miniaturize continues, there's a limit to how ...

Condensed Matter Sep 24, 2024

Thermal effects in spintronics systematically assessed for first time

Spintronics—devices that use microscopic magnetism in conjunction with electric current—could lead to computing technology as fast as conventional electronics but much more energy efficient. As such devices are developed ...

Condensed Matter Sep 22, 2024

Researchers observe an antiferromagnetic diode effect in even-layered MnBi₂Te₄

Antiferromagnets are materials in which the magnetic moments of neighboring atoms are aligned in an alternating pattern, resulting in no net macroscopic magnetism. These materials have interesting properties that could be ...

Nanophysics Sep 20, 2024

Analysis of heterostructures for spintronics shows how two desired quantum-physical effects reinforce each other

Spintronics uses the spins of electrons to perform logic operations or store information. Ideally, spintronic devices could operate faster and more energy-efficiently than conventional semiconductor devices. However, it is ...

Condensed Matter Sep 18, 2024

Antiferromagnetic spintronics advance opens door to next-gen electronics

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have achieved a breakthrough in antiferromagnetic spintronics, a development that could expand the nanotechnology's capabilities, which have been limited by their need for excessive ...

Condensed Matter Sep 12, 2024

Fundamental spintronics research reveals generic approach to magnetic second-order topological insulators

Researchers from Monash University, part of the FLEET Center, have revealed a generic approach towards intrinsic magnetic second-order topological insulators. These materials are crucial for advancements in spintronics, an ...

Polymers Sep 12, 2024

'Fussy' molecules prefer one direction over the other, chiral copolymer study finds

Despite their identical composition, molecules that are mirror images can interact differently with light and electrical current depending on their "handedness," which is called chirality. In a study published in Chemical ...

Condensed Matter Sep 10, 2024

Unprecedented spin properties revealed in new artificial materials

In conjunction with research staff from the Charles University of Prague and the CFM (CSIC-UPV/EHU) center in San Sebastian, CIC nanoGUNE's Nanodevices group has designed a new complex material with emerging properties in ...

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