World's Smallest Magnetic Data Storage Unit (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Association

World's Smallest Magnetic Data Storage Unit (1 of 2)

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Twelve iron atoms make up the world's smallest magnetic data storage unit to date. The antiferromagnetic order in the iron atom array is revealed by spin-polarized imaging with a scanning tunneling microscope.

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Sebastian Loth/CFEL

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