Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab
Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab - A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in computing and electronics 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 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 ÜBerkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley. "We're the first to make a room-temperature 2D magnet that is chemically stable under ambient conditions," said senior author Jie Yao , a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division and associate professor of materials science and engineering at UC Berkeley. "This discovery is exciting because it not only makes 2D magnetism possible at room temperature, but it also uncovers a new mechanism to realize 2D magnetic materials," added Rui Chen, a UC Berkeley graduate student in the Yao Research Group and lead author on the study. The magnetic component of today's memory devices is typically made of magnetic thin films. But at the atomic level, these materials are still three-dimensional - hundreds or thousands of atoms thick.
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