The 2DSOTECH project will propose to develop spintronics technology based on 2D heterostructures of magnetic and high spin-orbit coupling materials. This collaborative project will unite leading experimental and theoretical teams in Europe to provide concrete solutions for realizing a new spin-orbit torque device technology.
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have remarkable properties because of their ultimate thickness limit down to monolayer, atomically flat surfaces, and electronically controlled properties. Engineering such 2D materials heterostructure interfaces by combining the best of different functional constituents can offer opportunities to create unique functionalities. Here, we propose to develop spintronics technology based on 2D heterostructures of magnetic and high spin-orbit coupling materials. This collaborative project will unite leading experimental and theoretical teams in Europe to provide concrete solutions for realizing a new spin-orbit torque device technology.
We will investigate the current-induced spin polarization of the spin-orbit materials, magnetization dynamics of the ferromagnets and finally combine them to realize the spin-orbit coupling induced magnetization switching. We aim to study the fundamentals of current-induced magnetization dynamics and switching behavior using electronic magnetotransport, time and spatially resolved magneto-optics techniques, and ferromagnetic resonance experiments. The feedback from the measurements and the inputs from theoretical calculations will be used to improve the materials' quality and device performance. This final prototype device will be used to perform the magnetic memory operation, thus establishing a radically new technological platform based on 2D materials heterostructures.
This collaborative project will unite leading experimental and theoretical teams in Europe for realizing a new spin-based device technology. We will investigate the current-induced spin polarization of the materials, ultrafast magnetization switching of the magnets, and finally combine them to realize the magnetic switching. We aim to study the fundamentals of a spintronic switch using electronics, time and spatially resolved magneto-optics techniques, and high-frequency experiments. The feedback from the measurements and the inputs from theoretical calculations will be used to improve the materials' quality and device performance. This final prototype device will be used to perform the magnetic memory operation, thus establishing a radically new technological platform based on 2D materials heterostructures.
Funding
2DSOTECH is one of the ten new innovative projects that received funding through FLAG-ERA call by European Union (EU) member states.
