Experimental demonstration of acoustic wave induced magnetization switching of dipole coupled magnetostrictive nanomagnets for ultralow power computing

Abstract

We report nanomagnetic switching with Acoustic Waves (AW) launched from interdigitated electrodes that modulate the stress anisotropy of elliptical cobalt nanoscale magnetostrictive magnets (340 nm x 270 nm x 12 nm) delineated on 128 degree Y-cut lithium niobate. The dipole-coupled nanomagnet pairs are in a single-domain state and are initially magnetized along the major axis of the ellipse, with their magnetizations parallel to each other. The magnetizations of nanomagnets having lower shape anisotropy are reversed upon acoustic wave propagation. Thereafter, the magnetization of these nanomagnets remains in the reversed state and demonstrate non-volatility. This executes a 'NOT' operation. This proof of acoustic wave induced magnetic state reversal in dipole-coupled nanomagnets implementing a 'NOT' gate operation could potentially lead to the development of extremely energy-efficient nanomagnetic logic. Furthermore, fabrication complexity is reduced immensely due to the absence of individual contacts to the nanomagnets, leading to lower energy dissipation

arXiv commentarXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1601.02081

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