Figure of a Spin Battery Device (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Figure of a Spin Battery Device

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Scientists in the emerging field of spintronics are working to harness the spin or magnetic currents from electrons to encode and process data. This figures shows a spin battery device. A microwave induces magnetic resonance in a magnetic layer (blue), which will generate a "spin current," in which equal amounts of spin-up and spin-down electrons flow in opposing directions. The bottom magnetic layer (green) converts the spin current to a voltage for detection.

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Courtesy of John Xiao, University of Delaware

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