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Beyond CMOS computing with spin and polarization

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Spintronic and multiferroic systems are leading candidates for achieving attojoule-class logic gates for computing, thereby enabling the continuation of Moore’s law for transistor scaling. However, shifting the materials focus of computing towards oxides and topological materials requires a holistic approach addressing energy, stochasticity and complexity.

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Fig. 1: Definition of a collective switch.
Fig. 2: A unified computing framework comprising three axes for scaling.

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We sincerely acknowledge the discussions with R. Ramamoorthy, N. Shanbhag, D. Schlom, S. Salahuddin, F. Rana, B. Hillebrands, J.-P. Wang and A. Patil.

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