Magnetoelectric Charge Trap Memory

被引:89
作者
Bauer, Uwe [1 ]
Przybylski, Marek [2 ]
Kirschner, Juergen [2 ]
Beach, Geoffrey S. D. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Mikrostrukturphys, D-06120 Halle, Germany
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Magnetoelectric effect; electric field control of magnetic properties; charge trap flash memory; magneto-optical writing; magnetic anisotropy; MAGNETIC TUNNEL-JUNCTIONS; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; MANIPULATION; TRANSITION; ANISOTROPY; STRESS; FILMS;
D O I
10.1021/nl204114t
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
It is demonstrated that a charge-trapping layer placed in proximity to a ferromagnetic metal enables efficient electrical and optical control of the metal's magnetic properties. Retention of charge trapped inside the charge-trapping layer provides nonvolatility to the magnetoelectric effect and enhances its efficiency by an order of magnitude. As such, an engineered charge-trapping layer can be used to realize the magnetoelectric equivalent to today's pervasive charge trap flash memory technology. Moreover, by supplying trapped charges optically instead of electrically, a focused laser beam can be used to imprint the magnetic state into a continuous metal film.
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页码:1437 / 1442
页数:6
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