Search results for molecular spintronics

Quantum Physics Oct 23, 2019

'Molecular spintronics': New technology offers hope for quantum computing

Quantum computers, which work according to the strange rules of quantum mechanics, may one day revolutionize the world. Once we have managed to build a powerful working machine, it will be able to solve some problems that ...

Nanophysics Sep 12, 2019

Simple copper becomes an effective spintronic component thanks to molecular film

Physicists have created a fabricate technique for spintronic devices. These high-performance, low-power devices have a promising future, so efficient ways to make them are highly sought after. The new fabrication method uses ...

General Physics Aug 29, 2019

Break in temporal symmetry produces molecules that can encode information

In a study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil describes an important theoretical finding that may contribute to the development of quantum ...

Nanophysics Jul 31, 2019

Atomically precise bottom-up synthesis of π-extended [5] triangulene

Chemists have predicted zigzag-edged triangular graphene molecules (ZTGMs) to host ferromagnetically coupled edge states, with net spin scaling with the molecular size. Such molecules can afford large spin tunability, which ...

General Physics Jun 13, 2019

Small currents for big gains in spintronics

University of Tokyo researchers have created an electronic component that demonstrates functions and abilities important to future generations of computational logic and memory devices. It is between one and two orders of ...

General Physics Jun 7, 2019

Manipulating electron spin using artificial molecular motors

Artificial molecular switches and machines have undergone rapid advances over the past several decades. Particularly, artificial molecular motors are highly attractive from the viewpoint of chirality switching during rotational ...

Quantum Physics May 2, 2019

Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement

Quantum information platforms are based on qubits that talk to each other and photons (optical and microwave) are the carrier of choice—to date, to transfer quantum states between qubits. However, in some solid-state systems, ...

Nanophysics Mar 13, 2019

Scientists take a deep dive into the imperfect world of 2-D materials

Nothing is perfect, or so the saying goes, and that's not always a bad thing. In a study at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists learned how nanoscale defects can enhance ...

General Physics Mar 4, 2019

How to catch a magnetic monopole in the act

A research team led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has created a nanoscale "playground" on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called monopoles. ...

General Physics Feb 6, 2019

Theoretical model may help solve molecular mystery

Spintronics is promising for future low-power electronic devices. Spin is a quantum-mechanical property of electrons that can best be imagined as electrons spinning around their own axes, causing them to behave like small ...

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