Open AccessExchange-driven Magnetic Logic
Author(s) -
Odysseas Zografos,
Mauricio Manfrini,
Adrien Vaysset,
Bart Sorée,
Florin Ciubotaru,
Christoph Adelmann,
Rudy Lauwereins,
Praveen Raghavan,
Iuliana Radu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scientific reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.24
H-Index - 213
ISSN - 2045-2322
DOI - 10.1038/s41598-017-12447-8
Subject(s) - magnetization , bistability , spintronics , spins , condensed matter physics , spin (aerodynamics) , exchange interaction , physics , micromagnetics , magnetic field , computer science , ferromagnetism , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Direct exchange interaction allows spins to be magnetically ordered. Additionally, it can be an efficient manipulation pathway for low-powered spintronic logic devices. We present a novel logic scheme driven by exchange between two distinct regions in a composite magnetic layer containing a bistable canted magnetization configuration. By applying a magnetic field pulse to the input region, the magnetization state is propagated to the output via spin-to-spin interaction in which the output state is given by the magnetization orientation of the output region. The dependence of this scheme with input field conditions is extensively studied through a wide range of micromagnetic simulations. These results allow different logic operating modes to be extracted from the simulation results, and majority logic is successfully demonstrated.