Magnetic exchange coupled nonreciprocal devices for cryogenic memory

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Autori principali: Ingla-Aynés, Josep, Kamra, Lina Johnsen, Dai, Franklin, Hou, Yasen, Yang, Shouzhuo, Chen, Peng, Mukhanov, Oleg A., Moodera, Jagadeesh S.
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author Ingla-Aynés, Josep
Kamra, Lina Johnsen
Dai, Franklin
Hou, Yasen
Yang, Shouzhuo
Chen, Peng
Mukhanov, Oleg A.
Moodera, Jagadeesh S.
author_facet Ingla-Aynés, Josep
Kamra, Lina Johnsen
Dai, Franklin
Hou, Yasen
Yang, Shouzhuo
Chen, Peng
Mukhanov, Oleg A.
Moodera, Jagadeesh S.
contents As computing power demands continue to grow, superconducting electronics present an opportunity to reduce power consumption by increasing the energy efficiency of digital logic and memory. A key milestone for scaling this technology is the development of efficient superconducting memories. Such devices should be nonvolatile, scalable to high integration density and memory capacity, enable fast and low-power reading and writing operations, and be compatible with the digital logic. We present a versatile device platform to develop such nonvolatile memory devices consisting of an exchange-coupled ultra-thin superconductor encapsulated between two ferromagnetic insulators (FIs). The superconducting exchange coupling, which is tuneable by the relative alignment between the FI magnetizations, enables the switching of superconductivity on and off. We exploit this mechanism to create a superconducting nonvolatile memory where single-cell writing is realized using heat-assisted magnetic recording, and explain how it can become a contender for state-of-the-art superconducting memories. Furthermore, below their critical temperatures, the memory elements show a marked nonreciprocity, with zero magnetic field superconducting diode efficiencies exceeding $\pm$60%, showing the versatility of the proposed devices for superconducting computing.
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spellingShingle Magnetic exchange coupled nonreciprocal devices for cryogenic memory
Ingla-Aynés, Josep
Kamra, Lina Johnsen
Dai, Franklin
Hou, Yasen
Yang, Shouzhuo
Chen, Peng
Mukhanov, Oleg A.
Moodera, Jagadeesh S.
Superconductivity
As computing power demands continue to grow, superconducting electronics present an opportunity to reduce power consumption by increasing the energy efficiency of digital logic and memory. A key milestone for scaling this technology is the development of efficient superconducting memories. Such devices should be nonvolatile, scalable to high integration density and memory capacity, enable fast and low-power reading and writing operations, and be compatible with the digital logic. We present a versatile device platform to develop such nonvolatile memory devices consisting of an exchange-coupled ultra-thin superconductor encapsulated between two ferromagnetic insulators (FIs). The superconducting exchange coupling, which is tuneable by the relative alignment between the FI magnetizations, enables the switching of superconductivity on and off. We exploit this mechanism to create a superconducting nonvolatile memory where single-cell writing is realized using heat-assisted magnetic recording, and explain how it can become a contender for state-of-the-art superconducting memories. Furthermore, below their critical temperatures, the memory elements show a marked nonreciprocity, with zero magnetic field superconducting diode efficiencies exceeding $\pm$60%, showing the versatility of the proposed devices for superconducting computing.
title Magnetic exchange coupled nonreciprocal devices for cryogenic memory
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06632