Emerging Spintronics Phenomena and Applications

Abstract

Development of future sensor, memory, and computing nanodevices based on novel physical concepts is one of the significant research endeavors in solid-state research. The field of spintronics is one such promising area of nanoelectronics which utilizes both the charge and spin of an electron for device operations. The advantage offered by spin systems is in their non-volatility and lowpower functionality. This paper reviews emerging spintronic phenomena and the research advancements in diverse spin based applications. Spin devices and systems for logic, memories, emerging computing schemes, flexible electronics and terahertz emitters are discussed in this report.

Two-dimensional materials prospects for non-volatile spintronic memories

“…However, given the unprecedented speed at which progress is achieved and the high pace at which new 2DMs are discovered and characterized, we shall be optimistic for the forthcoming steps towards moving to higher technology readiness levels. This could not only potentially frame further commercial exploitation of 2DM-based non-volatile memory technologies, but also serve as pathfinders for exploration of spin-based logics and functionalized other spintronics devices 4,197 . or can be artificially created (for example with Co/graphene, bottom).…”

Logic Gates Based on Synthetic Antiferromagnetic Bilayer Skyrmions

“…Thus, with these basic operations, we are able to design efficient elementary logic gates, including the AND, OR, XOR and NOT gates. Recently, many devices based on skyrmion have been proposed [61][62]. It is believed that skyrmion-based computing devices are promising as they have advantages of low energy consumption and can operate at extreme high speed [63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70].…”

Strain Modulation of Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy in Wrinkle-Patterned (Co/Pt)5/BaTiO3 Magnetoelectric Heterostructures

“…People are moving fast to discover the next-generation electronics that might replace the CMOS-based design principles, which face the challenges of overheating, high energy consumption, and difficult minimization. Flexible magnetoelectric (ME) spintronics are one example of potential next-generation electronics and have been developed for use in wearables, health monitors, and fitness trackers because their combination of excellent malleability and ME structures not only expands the use cases of application due to their stretchability and healability but also enables device modulation, making them multifunctional and responsive to external stimuli. − Regarding the device material choice, widely studied ferroelectric (FE)/ferromagnetic (FM) ME heterostructures have been proven to be a promising option due to their energy-efficient magnetization control through the FE properties or polarization changes induced by magnetization, making the device tunable into different working states. , …”