New magnetic semiconductor material holds promise for 'spintronics'

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:31 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new compound that can be integrated into silicon chips and is a dilute magnetic semiconductor – meaning that it could be used to make "spintronic" devices, which rely on magnetic force to operate, rather than electrical currents.

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