Spin-based logic in semiconductors for reconfigurable large-scale circuits

Nature

Volumn 447, Issue 7144, 2007, Pages 573-576

  Dery, H ^a   Dalal, P ^a   Cywinski L ^a   Sham, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; METAL; OXIDE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; LOGIC; MAGNETISM; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34249934922     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05833     Document Type: Article

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