Objective The aim of the project FEMMES is to study the interplay between charge/spin tunneling and ferroelectricity in Ferroelectric Tunnel Junctions (FTJs) composed of two electrodes separated by a ferroelectric tunnel barrier. It will address fundamental issues such as the influence of interfaces and small thicknesses on the ferroelectricity, the dependence of the charge and spin tunneling on the ferroelectric orientation (electroresistance), the impact of the ferroelectricity of the barrier on the magnetism and spin polarisation of the electrodes.I propose to exploit FTJs and the intrinsic low-power of “ferroelectric writing”, to obtain:1) a low-power electrical control of spin polarized electron sources for spintronics in FTJs with magnetic electrodes.2) memristive FTJs mimicking the plasticity of synapses for an exploitation in neuromorphic analog circuits.This will be achieved by a synergetic approach combining:- ab initio calculations to determine the most appropriate combination of ferroelectric materials and electrodes and to obtain a complete description of the impact of the ferroelectric character on the transport properties.- the growth of selected heterostructures and extensive characterization of their structural, ferroelectric and magnetic properties.- the patterning of junctions (at the µm and nm scale) and the investigation of their transport and magnetotransport properties.- the evaluation and optimization of the potential of FTJs as electrically tunable spin sources for spintronics and memristors for neuromorphic circuits. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringanalogue electronicsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsspintronics Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-AG-PE3 - ERC Advanced Grant - Condensed matter physics Call for proposal ERC-2010-AdG_20100224 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Host institution UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD EU contribution € 2 148 796,00 Address RUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU 15 91405 ORSAY CEDEX France See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Agnès Yvonne Georgette Barthélémy (Prof.) Administrative Contact Nicolas Lecompte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD France EU contribution € 2 148 796,00 Address RUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU 15 91405 ORSAY CEDEX See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Agnès Yvonne Georgette Barthélémy (Prof.) Administrative Contact Nicolas Lecompte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
