Biobased spintronics: Sustainable magnetic field sensors – printed

Core-shell particles made of iron and iron oxide in a cellulose matrix replace problematic raw materials

29-May-2026 - Magnetic field sensors are found in automobiles, smartphones and security systems. But many of these components are made of materials that are neither health- nor environment-friendly and are complex to produce. In Nature Communications, an international team led by researchers from the ...

Speeding through nanowire

Nanowires under tension create the basis for ultrafast transistors

09-Feb-2022 - Smaller chips, faster computers, less energy consumption. Novel concepts based on semiconductor nanowires are expected to make transistors in microelectronic circuits better and more efficient. Electron mobility plays a key role in this: The faster electrons can accelerate in these tiny wires, ...

Scientists create three-dimensional nanostructures using ion beams

For tomorrow’s computers

21-Oct-2020 - Effects at the interface between magnetic and non-magnetic layers have been exploited for data storage for three decades. This has led to a steady increase in hard drive storage capacity and is one reason why researchers see potential for ushering data processing into a new era. One way these ...

Broad spectrum: Novel hybrid material proves an efficient photodetector

14-Apr-2020 - Digital cameras as well as many other electronic devices need light-sensitive sensors. In order to cater for the increasing demand for optoelectronic components of this kind, industry is searching for new semiconductor materials. They are not only supposed to cover a broad range of wavelengths ...

Let’s not make big waves

A team of researchers generates ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple material

29-Mar-2019 - Due to its potential to make computers faster and smartphones more efficient, spintronics is considered a promising concept for the future of electronics. In a collaboration including the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), a ...

A new spin in nano-electronics

Researchers succeed in controlling extremely short-wavelength spin waves

27-Feb-2019 - In recent years, electronic data processing has been evolving in one direction only: The industry has downsized its components to the nanometer range. But this process is now reaching its physical limits. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are therefore exploring spin ...

‘Bio-fishing’ for rare earths

How protein fragments can be used for the recycling of electronics waste

17-Oct-2018 - Without important key elements such as copper or rare earth metals, the electronics industry would grind to a halt and electricity would cease to flow. End-of-life products like discarded energy-saving lamps, mobile phones and computers could provide an important secondary source for these ...

Graphene enables clock rates in the terahertz range

Researchers pave the way for nanoelectronics of the future

12-Sep-2018 - Graphene is considered a promising candidate for the nanoelectronics of the future. In theory, it should allow clock rates up to a thousand times faster than today’s silicon-based electronics. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of Duisburg-Essen ...

Energy-saving minicomputers for the 'Internet of Things'

02-Feb-2016 - The 'Internet of Things' is growing rapidly. Mobile phones, washing machines and the milk bottle in the fridge: the idea is that minicomputers connected to these will be able to process information, receive and send data. This requires electrical power. Transistors that are capable of switching ...

Advances in Molecular Electronics: Lights On – Molecule On

23-Apr-2015 - Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of Konstanz are working on storing and processing information on the level of single molecules to create the smallest possible components that will combine autonomously to form a circuit. As recently reported in the ...