Nanoparticle growth/ oxide surface synthesis creates stable, structurally integrated magnetic interfaces for spintronic devices

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1133599

"spintronic devices' clean boundaries difficult because layering distinct materials can cause chemical impurities/ structural defects disrupting electron flow... overcome using nanoparticle exsolution: oxide host lattice heated under controlled chemical conditions, forcing internal metallic nanoparticles to emerge/  self-assemble onto surface with perfect atomic alignment... efficient spin transport/ magnetic switching... highly scalable: low-power non-volatile memory chips, neuromorphic computing hardware"