Spin-Wave Diode
Abstract
A diode, a device allowing unidirectional signal transmission, is a fundamental element of logic structures, and it lies at the heart of modern information systems. The spin wave or magnon, representing a collective quasiparticle excitation of the magnetic order in magnetic materials, is a promising candidate for an information carrier for the next-generation energy-saving technologies. Here, we propose a scalable and reprogrammable pure spin-wave logic hardware architecture using domain walls and surface anisotropy stripes as waveguides on a single magnetic wafer. We demonstrate theoretically the design principle of the simplest logic component, a spin-wave diode, utilizing the chiral bound states in a magnetic domain wall with a Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, and confirm its performance through micromagnetic simulations. As a result, these findings open a new vista for realizing different types of pure spin-wave logic components and finally achieving an energy-efficient and hardware-reprogrammable spin-wave computer.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1234022
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1239527
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012670
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. X
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. X Journal Volume: 5 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2160-3308
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; condensed matter physics; magnetism; materials Science
Citation Formats
Lan, Jin, Yu, Weichao, Wu, Ruqian, and Xiao, Jiang. Spin-Wave Diode. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.5.041049.
Lan, Jin, Yu, Weichao, Wu, Ruqian, & Xiao, Jiang. Spin-Wave Diode. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.041049
Lan, Jin, Yu, Weichao, Wu, Ruqian, and Xiao, Jiang. Mon .
"Spin-Wave Diode". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.041049.
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title = {Spin-Wave Diode},
author = {Lan, Jin and Yu, Weichao and Wu, Ruqian and Xiao, Jiang},
abstractNote = {A diode, a device allowing unidirectional signal transmission, is a fundamental element of logic structures, and it lies at the heart of modern information systems. The spin wave or magnon, representing a collective quasiparticle excitation of the magnetic order in magnetic materials, is a promising candidate for an information carrier for the next-generation energy-saving technologies. Here, we propose a scalable and reprogrammable pure spin-wave logic hardware architecture using domain walls and surface anisotropy stripes as waveguides on a single magnetic wafer. We demonstrate theoretically the design principle of the simplest logic component, a spin-wave diode, utilizing the chiral bound states in a magnetic domain wall with a Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, and confirm its performance through micromagnetic simulations. As a result, these findings open a new vista for realizing different types of pure spin-wave logic components and finally achieving an energy-efficient and hardware-reprogrammable spin-wave computer.},
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journal = {Physical Review. X},
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year = {Mon Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.041049
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