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Efficiently simulating large circuits is crucial to the development of superconducting nanowire-based electronics. However, current simulation tools for this technology are not adapted to the scaling of circuit size and complexity. We focus…
Storing, transmitting, and manipulating information using the electron spin resides at the heart of spintronics. Fundamental for future spintronics applications is the ability to control spin currents in solid state systems. Among the…
In artificial neural networks, neurons are usually implemented with highly dissipative CMOS-based operational amplifiers. A more energy-efficient implementation is a 'spin-neuron' realized with a magneto-tunneling junction (MTJ) that is…
The trend towards ever smaller high-performance devices in modern technology requires novel materials with new functionalities. The recent emergence of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials has opened up possibilities for the…
Mechanical resonators based on a single carbon nanotube are exceptional sensors of mass and force. The force sensitivity in these ultra-light resonators is often limited by the noise in the detection of the vibrations. Here, we report on an…
Spintronic diodes are emerging as disruptive candidates for impacting several technological applications ranging from the Internet of Things to Artificial Intelligence. In this letter, an overview of the recent achievements on spintronic…
In this work, we propose and evaluate an inexpensive and CMOS-compatible method to locally apply strain on a Si/SiOx substrate. Due to high growth temperatures and different thermal expansion coefficients, a SiN passivation layer exerts a…
We propose a novel device concept using spin-orbit-torques to realize a magnetic field sensor, where we eliminate the sensor offset using a differential measurement concept. We derive a simple analytical formulation for the sensor signal…
We propose a device concept, based on monolayer stanene, able to provide highly polarized spin currents (up to a $98\%$) with voltage-controlled spin polarization operating at room temperature and with small operating voltage ($0.3$ V). The…
A longstanding goal of spintronics is to inject, coherently transport, and detect spins in a semiconductor nanowire where a SINGLE quantized subband is occupied at room temperature. Here, we report achieving this goal in 50-nm diameter InSb…
Decrease of spin polarization in spintronics devices under an application of bias voltage is one of currently important problems which should be solved. We reveal unprecedented robustness of spin polarization in multi-layer graphene spin…
Metal wire networks rely on percolation paths for electrical conduction, and by suitably introducing break-make junctions on a flexible platform, a network can be made to serve as a resistive strain sensor. Several experimental designs have…
Recently it was discovered that torsion modes of strained nanoribbons exhibit dissipation dilution, giving a route to enhanced torque sensing and quantum optomechanics experiments. As with all strained nanomechanical resonators, an…
The precise measurement of mechanical stress at the nanoscale is of fundamental and technological importance. In principle, all six independent variables of the stress tensor, which describe the direction and magnitude of…
This paper presents a novel six-axis force/torque (F/T) sensor based on inductive sensing technology. Unlike conventional strain gauge-based sensors that require direct contact and external amplification, the proposed sensor utilizes…
We report, based on its variation in electronic transport to coupled tension and shear deformation, a highly sensitive graphene-based strain sensor consisting of an armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) between metallic contacts. As the…
Cooling down nanomechanical force probes is a generic strategy to enhance their sensitivities through the concomitant reduction of their thermal noise and mechanical damping rates. However, heat conduction mechanisms become less efficient…
Magnetoresistance (MR) sensors provide cost-effective solutions for diverse industrial and consumer applications, including emerging fields such as internet-of-things (IoT), artificial intelligence and smart living. Commercially available…
This study demonstrates the first realization of wireless strain, temperature and crack growth sensing within 3D-printed metallic structures using standard electromagnetic inspection hardware. This establishes a path toward need-based…
Extraordinary Hall effect (EHE) is a spin-dependent phenomenon that generates voltage proportional to magnetization across a current carrying magnetic film. Magnitude of the effect can be artificially increased by stimulating properly…