Good progress for 2DSPIN-TECH
Halfway through 2DSPIN-TECH, there are highlights to report. And with 18 months remaining the partners look ahead with confidence.
– The project is progressing well, advancing from concept to experimental implementation, says Saroj Dash, project coordinator.
In early June, the 2DSPIN-TECH project met for a two-day annual meeting in Budapest. It was well arranged by Péter Makk, Associate Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and his group who has enjoyed their part of 2DSPIN-TECH so far.
– I think the project is really exciting. The first part was about putting all the building blocks down, ferromagnets, charge to spin conversion, etcetera. Now comes the part when we can put together functioning SOT devices from these building blocks, says Péter Makk.
Important development
During the meeting there was evidence of interesting development.
- Jaroslav Fabian from University of Regensburg updated on 2D van der Waals heterostructures.
- Ivan Vera-Marun from University of Manchester provided an update on 2D Magnet based devices.
- Tarik Hossain from University of Jena updated on growth and characterization of 2D materials with broken crystal symmetry.
- Lilei Ye from Chalmers Industriteknik informed about the spreading of results and upcoming events as Graphene Week.
- Péter Makk showed his groups progress together with young researchers Daniel Pozsar, Endre Tovari and Kovacs-Krausz Zoltan.
Memory technology
Then Saroj Dash, Full professor from Chalmers, presented his groups work with 2D Spin-orbit materials, 2D Magnets and Spin-orbit Torque (SOT).
Together it shows a project as a whole progressing well.
– We have successfully integrated 2D quantum materials to demonstrate promising spin-orbit torque induced magnetization switching for nonvolatile memory technology. Key achievements include discovering novel spin polarization in 2D materials, combining with 2D magnets in heterostructures, and exploring interface engineering toward realizing energy-efficient memory technologies, says Saroj Dash.
Superb performance
Great discussions followed about future collaborations, also over lunch at campus and dinner in the beautiful Budapest city centre. Going forward to the second half of 2DSPIN-TECH, Péter Makk is excited.
– Since there are several wonderful 2D-materials with which we started working with, I expect that we can fabricate and measure SOT devices with superb performance, he says.
Project coordinator Saroj Dash looks ahead with strong belief.
– In the final phase, the focus of the 2DSPIN-TECH project will be to optimize spin-orbit torque performance and enhance device efficiency with novel and tunable functionalities. The aim is to demonstrate energy-efficient and robust memory devices by making ultra-thin structures for next-generation spintronic memory technologies, says Saroj Dash.
Text and photo: Jonas Löfvendahl
Facts!
The 2DSPIN-TECH consortium consists of 7 partners from 5 European countries. The project brings together pioneering and world-leading experimental and theoretical researchers and a company in the field of spintronics and 2D materials in Europe. The project is funded by the EU and a part of the Graphene Flagship. Read more here!
