Project description
Phase transitions in magnetic systems for energy-efficient data storage
The unsustainable growth of global energy consumption has, in recent years, been accentuated by the digitalisation push and, more recently, the massive data storage, processing, and energy demands of emerging AI and cloud computing technologies and services. Consequently, there is a pressing need for a transition to novel, energy-efficient, and more sustainable information technologies. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the DyStAMIT project will research dynamic phase transitions in magnetic systems featuring technologically relevant magnetic materials with non-uniform ground states, which mirror the operation of real-world storage technologies. This research will identify key conditions, insights, and mechanisms that will enable the development of more sustainable, energy-efficient data storage technologies.
Objective
The constant expansion of data storage and processing, driven by the large-scale adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud computing, is unfortunately associated with an unsustainable growth of global energy consumption, accelerating climate change. Therefore, there is a pressing need for the development and transition towards energy-efficient information technologies that can help to mitigate this problem, so that society can ensure long-term sustainability in the digital age. Magnetic recording, the dominant non-volatile storage technology, uses magnetic bits to encode information by inducing high-speed reversals of the magnetisation state. This technologically crucial process is associated with high-energy dissipation when not properly designed to operate at the very field strength threshold of data writing, which is associated with a fundamental dynamic phase transition. DyStAMIT aims to pioneer the study of dynamic phase transitions in magnetic systems featuring technologically relevant magnetic materials with non-uniform ground states mirroring the behaviour of real-world storage technologies. Through a comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of dynamic phase space behaviour, DyStAMIT will identify phase boundaries, critical points and associated critical exponents. Thus, it will achieve fundamental insights into the nature of dynamic ordering under non-equilibrium conditions for technologically crucial nanoscale systems. This breakthrough will only be feasible by pushing the limits for real-time magneto-optical signal detection, high-quality sample fabrication, and high-performance simulations. In addition to its scientific objectives, DyStAMIT is strategically conceived to strengthen my transferable skills through world-class interdisciplinary research training. This will allow me to establish myself as a well-rounded and eventually fully independent scientist, highly qualified to assume leadership roles within research, academia, and industry.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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20018 San Sebastian
Spain
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