TY - GEN
T1 - Fundamental limits of energy dissipation in spintronic interconnects using optical spin pumping
AU - Rakheja, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/8/5
Y1 - 2015/8/5
N2 - In this paper, fundamental limits of injection of spin-polarized electrons in a non-magnetic material via optical pumping is investigated. Unlike electrical spin injection which can be used for injecting spins into either metallic or semiconducting non-magnets, optical spin pumping is restricted to non-magnets that have a bandgap (e.g. GaAs). Physical models of energy dissipation for both optical and electrical spin-injection schemes are derived. A comparison of their energy dissipation provides useful insights into their relative merits and limits, while also providing guidelines for selecting a specific fabric and topology for spin-based nanoarchitectures.
AB - In this paper, fundamental limits of injection of spin-polarized electrons in a non-magnetic material via optical pumping is investigated. Unlike electrical spin injection which can be used for injecting spins into either metallic or semiconducting non-magnets, optical spin pumping is restricted to non-magnets that have a bandgap (e.g. GaAs). Physical models of energy dissipation for both optical and electrical spin-injection schemes are derived. A comparison of their energy dissipation provides useful insights into their relative merits and limits, while also providing guidelines for selecting a specific fabric and topology for spin-based nanoarchitectures.
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U2 - 10.1109/NANOARCH.2015.7180579
DO - 10.1109/NANOARCH.2015.7180579
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84949571353
T3 - Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Nanoscale Architectures, NANOARCH 2015
SP - 21
EP - 22
BT - Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Nanoscale Architectures, NANOARCH 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Nanoscale Architectures, NANOARCH 2015
Y2 - 8 July 2015 through 10 July 2015
ER -