Cascaded Spintronic Logic With Low-Dimensional Carbon

Abstract

Remarkable breakthroughs have established the functionality of graphene and carbon nanotube transistors as replacements to silicon in conventional computing structures, and numerous spintronic logic gates have been presented. However, an efficient cascaded logic structure that exploits electron spin has not yet been demonstrated. In this work, we introduce and analyse a cascaded spintronic computing system composed solely of low-dimensional carbon materials. We propose a spintronic switch based on the recent discovery of negative magnetoresistance in graphene nanoribbons, and demonstrate its feasibility through tight-binding calculations of the band structure. Covalently connected carbon nanotubes create magnetic fields through graphene nanoribbons, cascading logic gates through incoherent spintronic switching. The exceptional material properties of carbon materials permit Terahertz operation and two orders of magnitude decrease in power-delay product compared to cutting-edge microprocessors. We hope to inspire the fabrication of these cascaded logic circuits to stimulate a transformative generation of energy-efficient computing.

Publication Date

6-5-2017

Publication Title

Nature Communications

Volume

8

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15635

Socpus ID

85020429037 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85020429037

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