In addition to its charge, the electron has another degree of freedom – its Spin! And it “spins” indefinitely. In spintronics, spin based electronics, we use this additional degree of freedom to overcome the limits of conventional electronics and invent smarter, low power circuits, that are faster, and that can process more data.
In the Spintronics Lab we put the spin to work in atomically engineered devices. Using ultrafast optics and electronics we explore the behavior of the spin to study:
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Conversion of charge to spin current.
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Topologically protected electron states in special materials such as the Weyl and Dirac semimetals.
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Novel optical and electrical methods of controlling the electron’s spin.
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Transfer of spin torque within a circuit.
We work on core electrical engineering technologies by combining fundamental physics with practical applications to drive the sensing, computing, and cloud technologies of the future.