Descripción del proyecto
Red de formación sobre espín-orbitrónica
En física cuántica, la interacción espín-órbita es una interacción relativista del espín de una partícula con su movimiento dentro de un potencial. El proyecto SPEAR, financiado por el programa de Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, es una red europea multidisciplinaria que reúne siete universidades, tres centros de investigación y siete pequeñas y medianas empresas que ofrecerá formación a investigadores noveles en el ámbito de la espín-orbitrónica aplicada y fundamental. SPEAR se centrará fundamentalmente en seguir investigando los pares espín-órbita, la conversión espín a carga, los materiales magnéticos bidimensionales, los nanoosciladores de efecto Hall de espín, el control del voltaje de la anisotropía magnética y los skyrmiones. Los materiales que exhiben un fuerte acoplamiento espín-órbita allanan el camino para las memorias magnéticas de acceso aleatorio que pueden remplazar la tradicional memoria de ordenador basada en semiconductores complementarios de óxido de metal.
Objetivo
Spin Orbitronics provides a challenging and innovative framework for training early-stage researchers (ESRs) with excellent prospects for a career in industry and academia. In this promising area, the SPEAR project proposes a multidisciplinary European network, composed of 7 universities, 3 research centres and 7 small and medium sized companies, which will provide state-of-the-art training for ESRs in the field of fundamental and applied Spin Orbitronics.
The overarching scientific and technological objective of our research programme is to study materials with strong spin-orbit coupling, novel phenomena in these materials, and to build devices based on these phenomena for the next generation of memories, such as magnetic random-access memory (MRAM), and beyond-CMOS technology, such as spin-orbit-based logic, machine learning or neuromorphic computing. SPEAR will train 15 ESRs through research in the physics of spin-orbit torques, spin-to-charge conversion, 2D magnetic materials, spin Hall nano-oscillators, voltage control of magnetic anisotropy, and skyrmions. The ESRs to be recruited will develop state-of-the-art technologies and materials, including device nanofabrication, high-resolution microscopies, and theoretical calculations. The results to be achieved by SPEAR are already identified to be of commercial interest for the emerging MRAM industry.
Interdisciplinary secondments will be organised, including for every researcher a secondment of 3 months to the industrial sector. SPEAR will organise 5 focus topic sessions on various sub-fields in Spin Orbitronics and open them to junior researchers outside the consortium. It will also organize 5 special training sessions on transferable skills, which is of primary importance for increasing the employability of the ESRs. SPEAR ultimate goal is to train a new generation of highly-skilled researchers able to address future memory technologies and nanoelectronics beyond CMOS.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
20018 San Sebastian
España