학술논문

All-Electrical Control of Scaled Spin Logic Devices Based on Domain Wall Motion
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices IEEE Trans. Electron Devices Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on. 68(4):2116-2122 Apr, 2021
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Magnetic tunneling
Magnetic domains
Magnetic domain walls
Magnetic separation
Magnetic devices
Switches
Etching
Magnetic domain walls (DWs)
magnetic logic devices
magnetic memory
spintronics
tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR)
Language
ISSN
0018-9383
1557-9646
Abstract
Spin logic devices based on domain wall (DW) motion offer flexible architectures to store and carry logic information in a circuit. In this device concept, information is encoded in the magnetic state of a magnetic track shared by multiple magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) and is processed by DW motion. Here, we demonstrate that all-electrical control of such nanoscale DW-based logic devices can be realized using a novel MTJ stack. In addition to field-driven motion, which is isotropic, we show the directional motion of DWs driven by current, a key requirement for logic operation. Full electrical control of an AND logic gate using DW motion is demonstrated. Our devices are fabricated in imec’s 300-mm CMOS fab on full wafers, which clears the path for large-scale integration. This proof of concept, thus, offers potential solutions for high-performance and low-power DW-based devices for logic and neuromorphic applications.