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Spintronics: The Future of Data Storage?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

S.A. Wolf ,
Daryl Treger  and
Almadena Chtchelkanova
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Abstract

Reasearch and technology developments in the field of spintronics have grown tremendously in the past 10-15 years and already have had a major impact on the data storage industry.The future looks even brighter, as many new spintronic discoveries have been recently made that promise an even bigger impact in the future.This article summarizes the past accomplishments, describes some of the major discoveries that will have a lasting impact on the field, and discusses some of the technologies that may revolutionize data storage in the next decade.

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magneticmemoryspintronic
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 31 , Issue 5: Materials for Magnetic Data Storage , May 2006 , pp. 400 - 403
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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