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Title: Logical and Physical Reversibility of Conservative Skyrmion Logic

Journal Article · · IEEE Magnetics Letters

Magnetic skyrmions are nanoscale whirls of magnetism that can be propagated with electrical currents. The repulsion between skyrmions inspires their use for reversible computing based on the elastic billiard ball collisions proposed for conservative logic in 1982. In this letter, we evaluate the logical and physical reversibility of this skyrmion logic paradigm, as well as the limitations that must be addressed before dissipation-free computation can be realized.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1872008
Report Number(s):
SAND2022-5262J; 706212
Journal Information:
IEEE Magnetics Letters, Vol. 13; ISSN 1949-307X
Publisher:
IEEECopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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