Researchers succeed in measuring the properties of spin waves in graphene
Researchers from Harvard University and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have demonstrated a new way to measure the properties of spin waves in graphene.
A charge sensor measuring the cost of electrons surfing on the spin wave (green wavy lines) (Credit: Yacoby Lab/ Harvard SEAS)
Spin waves, a change in electron spin that propagates through a material, could fundamentally change how devices store and carry information. These waves, also known as magnons, donât scatter or couple with other particles. Under the right conditions, they can even act like a superfluid, moving through a material with zero energy loss.