Reconfigurable and non-volatile vertical magnetic logic gates

Authors

J. Butler, University of California, Riverside
M. Shachar, University of California, Riverside
B. Lee, University of California, Riverside
D. Garcia, University of California, Riverside
B. Hu, University of California, Riverside
J. Hong, University of California - Berkeley
N. Amos, University of California, Riverside
Sakhrat Khizroev, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University; University of California, RiversideFollow

Date of this Version

4-23-2014

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the concept and prototype fabrication of reconfigurable and non-volatile vertical magnetic logic gates. These gates consist of two input layers and a RESET layer. The RESET layer allows the structure to be used as either an and or an or gate, depending on its magnetization state. To prove this concept, the gates were fabricated using a multi-layered patterned magnetic media, in which three magnetic layers are stacked and exchange-decoupled via non-magnetic interlayers. We demonstrate the functionality of these logic gates by conducting atomic force microscopy and magnetic force microscopy (MFM) analysis of the multi-layered patterned magnetic media. The logic gates operation mechanism and fabrication feasibility are both validated by the MFM imaging results.

Comments

Originally published in the Journal of Applied Physics.

Recommended Citation

Butler, J.; Shachar, M.; Lee, B.; Garcia, D.; Hu, B.; Hong, J.; Amos, N.; and Khizroev, Sakhrat, "Reconfigurable and non-volatile vertical magnetic logic gates" (2014). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 39.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/ece_fac/39