Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ULTIMATE-I (ULtra ThIn MAgneto Thermal sEnsor-Ing)
Berichtszeitraum: 2021-09-01 bis 2024-04-30
Magnetic field sensing is a wide and important area of research and technological development in which every new magnetic or spintronic phenomenon discovered there would be an attempt to exploit it for magnetic sensing applications with improved cost-performances. The magnetoresistance has led to a wide range of compact and high-sensitivity magnetic sensors for diverse areas of applications: Geophysics, Astronomics, Archeology, Health Care, and Data Storage. The basic physics of these effects are included in emergent field of Spintronic, field of knowledge that deals with the generation, propagation, processing and detection of spin currents. New effects appear with the spin currents as a central property like Spin Hall magnetoresistance (SMR) in hybrid materials ferromagnet/nonmagnetic metal; and other related phenomena: the Spin Hall Effect (SHE) and the Spin Seebeck Effect (SSE) where thermal sensing emerges. If we combine spintronic materials with multiferroic one’s new functionalities can be exploited where electric-field controls spin currents. These effects can be implemented in new strategies to design nanoscale devices. The development of both types of sensors thermal and magnetic sensors shares basic principles of spintronic, then we propose to work in ULTIMATE-I project with new hybrid combination of materials in which to better perform the spin to charge conversion, control of spin currents and producing sensor prototypes with outstanding performance. ULTIMATE-I project involves 14 partners with a strong background on spintronic, magnetic and multiferroic materials from EU and Third Countries. The project consortium will reinforce the collaboration and improve the capacities of each institution, at training researchers, postdocs, PhD students, and technicians, by interchanging knowledge, gaining new capacities of know-how and finally will strengthen connections between America (North and South) and Europe. This will benefit and will impact to our society. The intersectoral meeting with technology companies will allow for first-hand knowledge the right parameters to develop sensor devices. In this sense, the consortium includes a spin-off company Senzor Infiz d.o.o that has wide experience in application of computational methods for optimization of packaging of active sensor parts into device in order to reduce signal to noise ratio to improve collection of the current by the electrodes. Any margin development in saving energy with the new materials and new hybrid devices with better performance will impact in the society not only at economical level but also against the climate change with the reduction of energy consumption.
The work performed in line with the principal objective is the developing of spintronic devices with effective control of spin currents. Suggesting new type of hybrid materials and phenomena which can be applied in spintronic devices with novel properties and functionalities capable to reduce the energy consumption. In this project we achieved two very important goals for this first period, one is the obtaining of ferromagnetic materials on Silicon without buffers, and second the obtaining de high Tc Superconductors on silicon substrates with appropriates buffers layers. This important milestone is already marked in the participant portal. The importance lies on the possible transferring to these materials for the Silicon electronics applications and open up to other material functionalities like ferromagnetism and superconductivity to be applied in the electronic devises, then Milestone 1 was achieved. Neverthereless, the devices for sensing will only be in the prototypical form, not for the commercialization, only for testing in the lab, since the objective of this project is the basic studies for improvement. For the device commercialization other project with advances TRL, will be needed.
This work gave rise to the participation in 65 dissemination actions, formed by: organization of workshops (3), press release (10), social media/website (3), radio (2), participation in conference (20), participation in workshops (23) and the publication of peer review publications: 11.
The dissemination activities to the general public reached to more than 156000 persons, all of them to non specialised public. This can be check in our web page.
This work gave rise to the participation in 65 dissemination actions, formed by: organization of workshops (3), press release (10), social media/website (3), radio (2), participation in conference (20), participation in workshops (23) and the publication of peer review publications: 11.
The dissemination activities to the general public reached to more than 156000 persons, all of them to non specialised public. This can be check in our web page.
We will focus on obtaining devices with the highest control of spin currents. The proposal will be realized in iterative steps between preparation, advanced characterization, and theoretical prediction. We propose to reinforce Spintronic area in EU, especially now that the possibility of integrating magnetic materials in microelectronic is a real fact. The joint research in the frame of ULTIMATE-I project is expected to impulse both research and innovation (R&I) in two continents as well as to have wide-reaching implications in different sectors of the modern society. Modern society that see as greater contribution the knowledge-based economy. This partnership can enable the development of new products and transfer of technology to new markets avoiding losing European excellence certified by a large number of funded projects, published papers and patents. We are aware that this only works if the excellent science is linked to a business-oriented roadmap for spintronic applications. We highlight, in section 2.1 the importance and advance of Spintronic in the area of Magnetic sensors that have high economic impact and it is partly developed at EU. Our aim is to contribute, from the excellence of basic research, to industrial motivation to apply interesting ideas into novel, potentially disruptive approaches for including on future products. We can highlight the benefit as:
1. The cooperation proposed in this project will lead to a capacity building for skilled occupations, which can leverage the efforts of the EU in a globally R&D competitive position.
2. Contribution to closing the innovation skill gaps between industry and academy, by offering training on industry-relevant complementary skills, and by offering industry-relevant research approaches through its nonacademic secondments.
3. The increasing motivation and investments in research and innovation, through the participation of a spinoff company in a research project, benefit the integration with SME and Academy.
4. The participation of emerging economies like South America that will allow the EU partners to understand their national and international priorities, current trends and future requirements.
5. In the same direction, we cannot forget either the active cooperation with USA, as leader in top-class science and technology.
6. The integration of talented and motivated ESRs from third countries, capable to work immediately in the rapidly developing areas of smart nanomaterials, and technologies, both in academic and industrial sectors is very important.
7. The joint training of young researchers from Europe and participating Third Countries will be strongly grounded on mutual communications and networking to improve the level of transfer knowledge. Within the ULTIMATE-I network, with sharing of the resources for joint training, such level becomes not only possible but also highly competitive on the international level.
8. The action will disseminate the European human values and Research strategies outside
1. The cooperation proposed in this project will lead to a capacity building for skilled occupations, which can leverage the efforts of the EU in a globally R&D competitive position.
2. Contribution to closing the innovation skill gaps between industry and academy, by offering training on industry-relevant complementary skills, and by offering industry-relevant research approaches through its nonacademic secondments.
3. The increasing motivation and investments in research and innovation, through the participation of a spinoff company in a research project, benefit the integration with SME and Academy.
4. The participation of emerging economies like South America that will allow the EU partners to understand their national and international priorities, current trends and future requirements.
5. In the same direction, we cannot forget either the active cooperation with USA, as leader in top-class science and technology.
6. The integration of talented and motivated ESRs from third countries, capable to work immediately in the rapidly developing areas of smart nanomaterials, and technologies, both in academic and industrial sectors is very important.
7. The joint training of young researchers from Europe and participating Third Countries will be strongly grounded on mutual communications and networking to improve the level of transfer knowledge. Within the ULTIMATE-I network, with sharing of the resources for joint training, such level becomes not only possible but also highly competitive on the international level.
8. The action will disseminate the European human values and Research strategies outside