An Energy Barrier Framework for the Limits of Charge- and Spin-Based Switches

Authors: Zhirnov, Victor V.; Cavin, Ralph K.

Source: Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, Volume 1, Number 1, April 2006 , pp. 52-59(8)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

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Abstract:

A generic abstraction for a binary switch is described and related to the operational properties of two physical implementations: charge and spin. For a system at equilibrium with thermal environment, an energy barrier is needed to separate two distinguishable states. We utilize the fundamental concept of the energy barrier to study limiting characteristics of these two classes of binary switch. Some of the technical challenges that must be overcome if spin-based binary switches are to find widespread application are discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jno.2006.004

Publication date: 2006-04-01

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