Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-harness-2d-magnetic-materials-energy.html

"fast, scalable, energy efficient (order of magnitude less electricity) room-temperature magnetic (sustains at higher temperatures) 2D van der Waals switching without external magnetic fields... electrical current pulses (spin-orbit coupling) switch magnetization direction for data storage... intrinsically smooth layers, atoms don't leak between layers... 2 layer magnetic iron gallium telluride flakes underneath 6-nm platinum layer, inside nitrogen-filled glovebox, minimizing oxidation... computers, nonvolatile memory, AI"