Postw90-Spin Program accurately calculates spin accumulation coefficient in spintronic materials for faster, greener data storage

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1092166

 "quantifies material's edge's spin accumulation due to spin Hall effect, large effect crucial for developing energy-efficient, high-speed, durable, non-volatile magnetic memory devices... calculation as performance indicator was affected by varying spin current definitions leading to inconsistencies, overcome using direct measurement... 1st-principles calculations relying on quantum mechanics... advances microscopic understanding of spin Hall effect enabling development of advanced spintronic devices"