“Independent of each other, graphene and spintronics each possess incredible potential to fundamentally change many aspects of business and society. But if you can blend the two together, the synergistic effects are likely to be something this world hasn’t yet seen, ”
Nargess Arabchigavkani, postdoctoral research associate
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Graphene is incredibly strong, lightweight, conductive … the list of its superlative properties goes on.
It is not, however, magnetic — a shortcoming that has stunted its usefulness in spintronics, an emerging field that scientists say could eventually rewrite the rules of electronics, leading to more powerful semiconductors, computers and other devices.