Theoretical device could bring practical spintronics closer to reality
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
One of the major hurdles in the development of faster electronic devices is the amount of heat produced by silicon microchips. This heat is created by the transport of electrical charges through transistors. Seiji Yunoki and colleague Shin-ichi Hikino from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Wako have now proposed a device that instead of moving electrons is able to transport information using electron spin over long distances.