Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers discovered combining graphene with magnetic materials enables spin effect in electrons, leading to advanced computer memory

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers discovered combining graphene with magnetic materials enables spin effect in electrons, leading to advanced computer memory

June 4, 2018

Briefing

  • New Multi-Material Structure – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers found that coupling graphene with ultra-thin magnetic materials, like cobalt and nickel, enables spin effect in electrons that can be controlled
  • Potential Application – Such spintronic behavior can be exploited to make low-power and high-speed computer memory
  • Next Steps – Include incorporating graphene and magnetic multi-layer material into insulator or semiconductor, bringing closer to realization of potential application

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Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Source

Original Publication Date

May 28, 2018

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