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Ferromagnetic semiconductors play a crucial role in spintronic devices, enabling effective control of electron spin over charge. This study explores their unique properties, ongoing advancements in spin control, and potential integration…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-02-01 Nazmul Hasan

Conventional computer electronics creates a dichotomy between how information is processed and how it is stored. Silicon chips process information by controlling the flow of charge through a network of logic gates. This information is then…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-11-27 A. Chernyshov , M. Overby , X. Liu , J. K. Furdyna , Y. Lyanda-Geller , L. P. Rokhinson

We introduce a new class of spintronics devices in which a spin-valve like effect results from strong spin-orbit coupling in a single ferromagnetic layer rather than from injection and detection of a spin-polarized current by two coupled…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Gould , C. Rüster , T. Jungwirth , E. Girgis , G. M. Schott , R. Giraud , K. Brunner , G. Schmidt , L. W. Molenkamp

Superconducting devices, which rely on modulating a complex superconducting order parameter in a Josephson junction, have been developed for low power logic operations, high-frequency oscillators, and exquisite magnetic field sensors.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-17 Burm Baek , William H. Rippard , Samuel P. Benz , Stephen E. Russek , Paul D. Dresselhaus

A new magnetic logic overcomes the major limitations of field programmable gate arrays while having a 50% smaller unit cell than conventional designs utilizing magnetic tunnel junctions with one Heusler alloy electrode. These show positive…

Magnons, bosonic quasiparticles carrying angular momentum, can flow through insulators for information transmission with minimal power dissipation. However, it remains challenging to develop a magnon-based logic due to the lack of efficient…

A method for measuring the degree of spin polarization of magnetic materials based on spin-dependent resonant tunneling is proposed. The device we consider is a ballistic double-barrier resonant structure consisting of a ferromagnetic layer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-07-12 Francesco Giazotto , Fabio Taddei , Rosario Fazio , Fabio Beltram

The equivalent electrical circuit of the Ebers-Moll type is introduced for magnetic bipolar transistors. In addition to conventional diodes and current sources, the new circuit comprises two novel elements due to spin-charge coupling. A…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Fabian , I. Zutic

Zigzag edges of the honeycomb structure of graphene exhibit magnetic polarization making them attractive as building blocks for spintronic devices. Here, we show that devices with zigzag edged triangular antidots perform essential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-22 Søren Schou Gregersen , Stephen R. Power , Antti-Pekka Jauho

A short overview is given of recent advances in the field of nanosemiconductors, which are suitable as materials for spin polarized transport of charge carriers. On the basis of last theoretical and experimental achievements it is shown…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-08-13 P. Kervalishvili

We demonstrate a controllable electromagnetic wave reflector/absorber for different polarizations with metamaterial involving electromagnetic resonant structures coupled with diodes. Through biasing at different voltages to turn ON and OFF…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-20 Bo Zhu , Yijun Feng , Juming Zhao , Ci Huang , Tian Jiang

My research is dedicated to the electronic properties of functional oxides. My activity specifically focuses on ferroelectric tunnel junctions in which an ultrathin layer of ferroelectric material is intercalated between two metallic…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-11-17 Vincent Garcia

Non-magnetic p-n junctions have been fundamental components in the silicon era, serving as the backbone for nearly all Si-based semiconductor devices, including transistors. To tackle challenges such as scaling limitations, excessive…

We propose and investigate a spin transistor device consisting of two ferromagnetic leads connected by a two-dimensional topological insulator as the channel material. It exploits the unique features of the topological spin-helical edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-31 Xianbo Xiao , Ying Liu , Zhengfang Liu , Guoping Ai , Shengyuan A. Yang , Guanghui Zhou

We argue that certain materials exhibit asymmetry of their mechanical and conducting properties with respect to clockwise/counterclockwise rotation. We show that a cylinder made of a suitably chosen semiconductor coated in a metallic film…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-01 M. N. Chernodub

We report the theoretical prediction of a new class of spintronic materials, namely bipolar magnetic semiconductor (BMS), which is also supported by our experimental data. BMS acquires a unique band structure with unequal band gaps for spin…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-11-21 Jadupati Nag , Deepika Rani , Jiban Kangsabanik , P. D. Babu , K. G. Suresh , Aftab Alam

The occurrence of inhomogeneous spin-density distribution in multilayered ferromagnetic diluted magnetic semiconductor nanostructures leads to strong dependence of the spin-polarized transport properties on these systems. The spin-dependent…

Semiconducting diode with nonreciprocal transport effect underlies the cornerstone of contemporary integrated circuits (ICs) technology. Due to isotropic superconducting properties and the lack of breaking of inversion symmetry for…

By sculpting the magnetic field applied to magneto-acoustic materials, phonons can be used for information processing. Using a combination of analytic and numerical techniques, we demonstrate designs for diodes (isolators) and transistors…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Sophia R. Sklan , Jeffrey C. Grossman

Ferromagnets are key materials for sensing and memory applications. In contrast, antiferromagnets that represent the more common form of magnetically ordered materials, have so far found less practical application beyond their use for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-31 J. Železný , P. Wadley , K. Olejník. A. Hoffmann , H. Ohno