Vanadium dioxide research opens door to new, multifunctional spintronic smart sensors
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 09:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Research from a team led by North Carolina State University is opening the door to smarter sensors by integrating the smart material vanadium dioxide onto a silicon chip and using lasers to make the material magnetic. The advance paves the way for multifunctional spintronic smart sensors for use in military applications and next-generation spintronic devices.