Spin FETish: Alternative transistors become more appealing
Pick of the week is back after shutting down for festive period. This week’s pick is not actually from this week’s literature, and in fact... The post Spin FETish: Alternative transistors become more...
View ArticleSpin current affairs: Opening the magnetic gate
Since the discovery of the spin Hall magnetoresistance (SMR) effect in 2013, there has been much discussion about the relative roles of the ferromagnetic insulator... The post Spin current affairs:...
View ArticleMagnetic domains get a DUI for driving under the influence of DMI
This Week’s Pick of the Past article took a retrospective look at the excitement that magnetic bubble memory caused in the 1970s. The basic principle... The post Magnetic domains get a DUI for driving...
View ArticleFeRh: Making the transition to a well-understood potential spintronic material
FeRh is a metallic alloy that has been well investigated over the past 70 years or so, yet a thorough understanding of some of its... The post FeRh: Making the transition to a well-understood potential...
View ArticleMRAM catches an STT
After a month long absence, Pick of the Week returns with a look at a fantastic commentary article on spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory... The post MRAM catches an STT appeared...
View ArticleInterface time: Finding the source of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
As touched upon in last week’s Pick of the Week, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) may be important for spin transfer torque MRAM (STT-MRAM) as it... The post Interface time: Finding the source...
View ArticleHeusler alloys: A hot topic
A-Heusler there matey Heusler materials are becoming increasingly interesting for use in spintronics. These materials have X2YZ stoichiometry (where Y is a magnetic ion) and... The post Heusler...
View ArticleDrifting towards spintronic polarimeters
In electronics, a drift current is one where the motion of charge carriers is dictated by an applied electric field. In contrast, a diffusive current... The post Drifting towards spintronic...
View ArticleThe heat is magnon at magnetic/non-magnetic interfaces
A magnon is a quantised spin wave, i.e. a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum that is associated with electrons in a crystal structure. ... The post The heat is magnon at...
View ArticleMicrowave goodbye to inefficient spintronic microwave detectors
Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) which comprise of a free magnetic layer (whose magnetization orientation can be manipulated) and a fixed magnetic layer (whose magnetization is... The post Microwave...
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