Search results for molecular spintronics

Quantum Physics Dec 15, 2016

Fast track control accelerates switching of quantum bits

From laptops to cellphones, today's technology advances through the ever-increasing speed at which electric charges are directed through circuits. Similarly, speeding up control over quantum states in atomic and nanoscale ...

General Physics Oct 18, 2016

Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission

In a new study, researchers measure the spin properties of electronic states produced in singlet fission – a process which could have a central role in the future development of solar cells.

Nanophysics Sep 23, 2016

Scientists find twisting 3-D raceway for electrons in nanoscale crystal slices

Researchers have created an exotic 3-D racetrack for electrons in ultrathin slices of a nanomaterial they fabricated at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

Materials Science Aug 3, 2016

Humidity and pressure control new magnetic crystals

Researchers at Hiroshima University, CNRS, and Université de Strasbourg synthesized crystals with magnetic properties that can change continuously and reversibly, a world first. The study was highlighted as a cover article ...

Nanophysics Aug 1, 2016

Scientists use oxygen 'scissors' to make freestanding single-atom silicon layer

Much like an overcooked dinner, the next so-called wonder material for next-generation electronics has been 'stuck to the pan' until researchers at the UOW's Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) came ...

Optics & Photonics May 24, 2016

Ultra-fast method to create terahertz radiation advances materials science

Uppsala physicists have in an international collaboration developed a new method for creating laser pulses which are shorter, have much higher intensity and cover the THz frequency range better than current sources. The study ...

Condensed Matter May 12, 2016

Crafting complex materials to solve the mystery of magnetism

In the quest to synthesize a useful material not found in nature, a scientific team developed a multidimensional analysis approach, leading to the first direct measurement of ordering in the material at the atomic scale. ...

General Physics May 10, 2016

A new spintronics material promises huge leaps in computer data storage

An international team of researchers have been using Diamond Light Source to examine what could be the future of computer storage, with results published in Science. The action centres on a new device made from a novel antiferromagnetic ...

General Physics Mar 17, 2016

First successful atomically thin sheets of magnetic Van der Waals material NiPS3

Heterostructures (referred to as Van der Waals {VdW}) are attracting a great deal of attention due to their diverse physical and chemical properties. A VdW heterostructure is assembled by stacking two or more different 2D ...

Nanophysics Feb 3, 2016

Tiniest spin devices becoming more stable

(Phys.org)—In 2011, the research group of Roland Wiesendanger, Physics Professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany, fabricated a spin-based logic device using the spins of single atoms, a feat that represents the ...

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