Graphene with Artificial Magnetic Texture Could Enable More Robust Electronic Devices
Graphene is unbelievably strong, conductive, lightweight and the list of its superior properties continues.
The image shows eight electrodes around a 20 nm-thick magnet (white rectangle) and graphene (white dotted line). Image Credit: University at Buffalo.
However, graphene lacks one main property it is not magnetic, and this drawback has dwarfed its applications in spintronics, a rising field which, according to researchers, could ultimately rewrite the rules of electronics, resulting in more robust computers, semiconductors and other devices.
Led by the University at Buffalo (UB), an international group of researchers has now reported progress that could help surpass this barrier.