Magnetic domain-wall logic

被引:1856
作者
Allwood, DA
Xiong, G
Faulkner, CC
Atkinson, D
Petit, D
Cowburn, RP
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Phys Lab, London SW7 2BW, England
[2] Univ Sheffield, Dept Mat Engn, Sheffield S1 3JD, S Yorkshire, England
[3] Univ Durham, Dept Phys, Durham DH1 3LE, England
[4] Univ Durham, Durham Magneto Opt Ltd, Durham DH1 3HP, England
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10.1126/science.1108813
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Spintronics, in which both the spin and charge of electrons are used for logic and memory operations, promises an alternate route to traditional semiconductor electronics. A complete logic architecture can be constructed, which uses planar magnetic wires that are less than a micrometer in width. Logical NOT, logical AND, signal fan-out, and signal cross-over elements each have a simple geometric design, and they can be integrated together into one circuit. An additional element for data input allows information to be written to domain-wall logic circuits.
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