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The authors show that it is possible to rotate the magnetization of a multiferroic (strain-coupled two-layer magnetostrictive-piezoelectric) nanomagnet by a large angle with a small electrostatic potential. This can implement Bennett…
Nanomagnets with biaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy have four stable magnetization orientations that can encode 4-state logic bits (00), (01), (11) and (10). Recently, a 4-state NOR gate derived from three such nanomagnets, interacting…
The switching dynamics of a multiferroic nanomagnetic NAND gate with fan-in/fan-out is simulated by solving the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation while neglecting thermal fluctuation effects. The gate and logic wires are implemented…
Switching the magnetization of a shape-anisotropic 2-phase multiferroic nanomagnet with voltage-generated stress is known to dissipate very little energy ($<$ 1 aJ for a switching time of $\sim$0.5 ns) at 0 K temperature. Here, we show by…
Straintronic logic is a promising platform for beyond Moore's law computing. Using Bennett clocking mechanism, information can propagate through an array of strain-mediated multiferroic nanomagnets exploiting the dipolar coupling between…
Dipole-coupled nanomagnetic logic (NML), where nanomagnets with bistable magnetization states act as binary switches and information is transferred between them via dipole coupling and Bennett clocking, is a potential replacement for…
The stress-induced switching behavior of a multiferroic nanomagnet, dipole coupled to a hard nanomagnet, is numerically studied by solving the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation for a single domain macro-spin state. Different…
Nanomagnetic implementations of Boolean logic [1,2] have garnered attention because of their non-volatility and the potential for unprecedented energy-efficiency. Unfortunately, the large dissipative losses that take place when nanomagnets…
Nanomagnetic logic (NML) has attracted attention during the last two decades due to its promise of high energy efficiency combined with non-volatility. Data transmission in NML relies on Bennett clocking through dipole interaction between…
This paper reviews the recent developments on building nanoelectronics for our future information processing paradigm using multiferroic composites. With appropriate choice of materials, when a tiny voltage of few tens of millivolts is…
The authors show that the magnetization of a magnetostrictive/piezoelectric multiferroic single-domain shape-anisotropic nanomagnet can be switched with very small voltages that generate strain in the magnetostrictive layer. This can be the…
In magnetic memory and logic devices, a magnet's magnetization is usually flipped with a spin polarized current delivering a spin transfer torque (STT). This mode of switching consumes too much energy and considerable energy saving can…
Multiferroic devices hold profound promise for ultra-low energy computing in beyond Moore's law era. The magnetization of a magnetostrictive shape-anisotropic single-domain nanomagnet strain-coupled with a piezoelectric layer in a…
The primary impediment to continued downscaling of traditional charge-based electronic devices in accordance with Moore's law is the excessive energy dissipation that takes place in the device during switching of bits. One very promising…
The primary impediment to continued improvement of traditional charge-based electronic devices in accordance with Moore's law is the excessive energy dissipation that takes place in the devices during switching of bits. One very promising…
Electric field-induced magnetization switching in multiferroics holds profound promise for ultra-low-energy computing in beyond Moore's law era. Bistable nanomagnets in the multiferroics are usually deemed to be suitable for storing a…
A common ploy to reduce the switching current and energy dissipation in spin-transfer-torque driven magnetization switching of shape-anisotropic single-domain nanomagnets is to employ magnets with low saturation magnetization $M_s$ and high…
Electric field-induced magnetization switching in multiferroics is intriguing for both fundamental studies and potential technological applications. Here, we review the recent developments on electric field-induced magnetization switching…
The need for increasingly powerful computing hardware has spawned many ideas stipulating, primarily, the replacement of traditional transistors with alternate "switches" that dissipate miniscule amounts of energy when they switch and…
Strain mediated Bennett clocking has only recently been experimentally demonstrated and suffered from high error rates. Most models used to explain this behavior are macrospin models. Predictions of these models do not match experimental…