Credit: Berkeley Lab
Illustration of the one-atom-thin 2D magnet. Red represents cobalt atoms; blue represents oxygen atoms; and yellow represents zinc atoms.
The development of an ultrathin magnet that operates at room temperature could lead to new applications in computing and electronics such as high-density, compact spintronic memory devices and new tools for the study of quantum physics.
The ultrathin magnet, which was recently reported in the journal Nature Communications, could make big advances in next-gen memory devices, computing, spintronics and quantum physics. It was discovered by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab develop 1-atom-thin 2-dimensional magnet
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UC Berkeley professor Jie Yao and his team developed a one-atom-thin two-dimensional magnet that reached the fundamental limit proposed by physicists years ago.
Reaching the “fundamental limit” proposed by physicists years ago, UC Berkeley associate professor in materials science and engineering Jie Yao and his team created a thinner two-dimensional magnet.
The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, or Berkeley Lab, released a study published June 25 on the creation of the “one-atom-thin two-dimensional” magnet. The magnet, which operates at room temperature, will allow for a more efficient data encoding process, impacting the field of memory devices, computing, spintronics and quantum physics, according to the study.
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The ultra-thin wafer is a magnet that operates at room temperature, opening up avenues for the development of technology, particularly memory devices, and for research into ferromagnetism and quantum physics.
It s a huge step up from previous attempts to make a 2D magnet, which have lost their magnetism and stability when removed from ultracold conditions. We re the first to make a room-temperature 2D magnet that is chemically stable under ambient conditions, said materials scientist Jie Yao of the University of California Berkeley.
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IMAGE: Illustration of magnetic coupling in a cobalt-doped zinc-oxide monolayer. Red, blue, and yellow spheres represent cobalt, oxygen, and zinc atoms, respectively. view more
Credit: Berkeley Lab
The development of an ultrathin magnet that operates at room temperature could lead to new applications in computing and electronics - such as high-density, compact spintronic memory devices - and new tools for the study of quantum physics.
The ultrathin magnet, which was recently reported in the journal
Nature Communications , could make big advances in next-gen memories, computing, spintronics, and quantum physics. It was discovered by scientists at the Department of Energy s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley.