Scientists at the University of Osaka developed a theoretical framework to explain the anomalously large magnetic susceptibility of organic radical fluids. They found that dynamic magnetic interactions during molecular collisions enhance the magnetic susceptibility, explaining the phenomenon beyond conventional theories.
SourceThe University of Osaka·JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateJun 15, 2026
Scientists have directly imaged the effect of short current pulses on skyrmions, finding that they break up into disordered patterns before re-forming in a predictable manner. This discovery opens up new possibilities for computing concepts like probabilistic computing.
SourceMax Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI)·JournalSmall·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 22, 2026
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Researchers found that electron spin interacts differently with mirror-image molecules, causing small but meaningful differences in behavior during dynamic processes. This asymmetry could lead to the dominance of a single 'hand' in biology, offering a possible route toward understanding how one molecular form came to dominate.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalScience Advances·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 22, 2026
Scientists at OIST use advanced spectroscopy to track the evolution of dark excitons, overcoming the fundamental challenge of accessing these elusive particles. The findings lay the foundation for dark valleytronics as a field, with potential applications in quantum information technologies.
SourceOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University·JournalNature Communications·TypeImaging analysis·DateSep 24, 2025
Researchers at Rice University have found that bending atomically thin layers of materials like molybdenum ditelluride creates a unique spin texture called persistent spin helix, which preserves spin state even in scattering collisions. This discovery could lead to the development of ultracompact, energy-efficient electronic devices.
Researchers at Penn State have demonstrated how gold nanoclusters can mimic the spin properties of trapped atomic ions, allowing for scalability in quantum applications. The clusters can be easily synthesized in large quantities and exhibit unique Rydberg-like spin-polarized states that mimic superpositions.
SourcePenn State·JournalACS Central Science·TypeImaging analysis·DateJul 22, 2025
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Researchers have identified cerium zirconium oxide as a clear, 3D realization of a rare quantum spin liquid, featuring emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations. This discovery validates decades of theoretical predictions and has significant implications for next-generation technologies.
SourceRice University·JournalNature Physics·DateJun 23, 2025
Researchers develop novel method to control electron spin using only an electric field, paving the way for ultra-compact and energy-efficient spintronic devices. Altermagnetic bilayers enable layer-spin locking, allowing precise control over spin currents at room temperature.
SourceSingapore University of Technology and Design·JournalMaterials Horizons·DateApr 1, 2025
The study found clear evidence for a quantum spin ice state in the material Ce2Sn2O7, with the experimental data well described by recent theoretical models. The findings may inspire technology for quantum computers and pave the way towards future unifications of theory and experiments.
SourceInstitut Laue-Langevin·JournalNature Physics·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 3, 2025
Researchers at Mainz University confirmed the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect using spintronic methods. The study shows that chiral molecules can convert spin currents to charge with varying efficiency, depending on their chirality and orientation.
SourceJohannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz·JournalScience Advances·DateJan 30, 2025
Researchers demonstrate that light can interact with a single-atom layer of thallium-lead alloys, restricting spin-polarized current flow to one direction. This phenomenon enables functionality beyond ordinary diodes and paves the way for ultra-fine two-dimensional spintronic devices.
SourceSchool of Science, The University of Tokyo·JournalACS Nano·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 10, 2025
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Researchers demonstrated a novel mechanism for generating ultrafast spin currents above the Curie temperature in 2D magnetic materials using laser-enhanced proximity effect. This discovery enables the creation of terahertz radiation and opens up new possibilities for spintronics.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·DateJan 5, 2025
Scientists from Osaka University have created a new class of materials, called chiral bifacial indacenodithiophene-based π-conjugated polymers, that can selectively interact with electrical currents in different polarities. These films exhibit strong spin polarization, making them promising for applications in spintronics and clean ene...
SourceOsaka University·JournalChemical Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 11, 2024
Researchers developed a new superconductor material that uses a delocalized state of an electron to carry quantum information. The material could be used to create low-loss microwave resonators for quantum computing, which is critical for reducing decoherence and increasing the stability of qubits.
SourceUniversity of California - Riverside·JournalScience Advances·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 23, 2024
Researchers have successfully transformed existing optoelectronic devices, including LEDs, into spintronics devices by injecting spin-aligned electrons without ferromagnets or magnetic fields. The breakthrough uses a chiral spin filter made from hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite material, overcoming a major barrier to commerci...
SourceUniversity of Utah·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 25, 2024
Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully manipulated quantum states of single electron spins using spin-polarized currents. This method, which bypasses traditional electromagnetic fields, has the potential to control quantum states with unprecedented precision and localizability.
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Researchers developed a new method to identify altermagnets using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and theoretically predicted its fingerprint. The approach was successfully applied to manganese telluride (α-MnTe), revealing the material's hidden fingerprint of altermagnetism, which could accelerate spintronics applications.
SourceOsaka Metropolitan University·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateJun 14, 2024
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz have demonstrated altermagnetic electronic band splitting associated with spin polarization in CrSb, a good conductor at room temperature. The magnitude of this splitting is extraordinary and promises electronic applications for altemagnets.
SourceJohannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz·JournalNature Communications·DateMar 13, 2024
Researchers at TU Dortmund University have developed a highly durable time crystal that outlasts previous experiments by tens of thousands of times. The team discovered a way to stabilize the crystal using nuclear spins, enabling it to maintain its periodic behavior for up to 40 minutes.
SourceTU Dortmund University·JournalNature Physics·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 1, 2024
Magnetic graphene has been developed to induce and directly quantify spin splitting in two-dimensional materials. The technology offers a promising avenue for advancing the field of two-dimensional spintronics with applications for low-power electronics.
SourceNational University of Singapore·JournalAdvanced Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 22, 2023
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Researchers at Rice University have discovered a way to transform a rare-earth crystal into a magnet by using chirality in phonons. Chirality, or the twisting of atoms' motion, breaks time-reversal symmetry and aligns electron spins, creating a magnetic effect.
SourceRice University·JournalScience·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 9, 2023
Researchers at Ohio State University have detected a previously unknown physics phenomenon, the orbital Hall effect, which could revolutionize data storage in future computer devices. The study's findings suggest that utilizing orbital currents instead of spin currents could lead to lower energy consumption and higher speeds.
SourceOhio State University·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateOct 13, 2023
Scientists have developed a nonrelativistic and nonmagnetic mechanism for generating terahertz waves, harnessing the electrical anisotropy of two conductive oxides. This approach produces signals comparable to commercial terahertz sources and offers a high terahertz conversion efficiency.
SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalAdvanced Photonics·DateSep 14, 2023
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Researchers have discovered a novel copper protein binding site that shows promise for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, potentially leading to clearer images and improved diagnoses. The new structure displayed highly effective levels of relaxivity, equal and superior to existing Gd(III) agents used in clinical MRI.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 11, 2023
An international team of scientists has successfully measured the electron spin in matter for the first time using kagome materials. The results could revolutionize the study of quantum materials, with potential applications in renewable energy, biomedicine, electronics, and quantum computing.
SourceUniversità di Bologna·JournalNature Physics·DateJun 9, 2023
Scientists at Tokyo University of Science generate vector vortex light beams and imprint their structure on electron spins in a semiconductor solid, creating helical spatial structures. This breakthrough enables higher information storage capacity by exploiting effective magnetic fields alongside structured light beams.
SourceTokyo University of Science·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeExperimental study·DateMar 27, 2023
The team isolated pairs of atoms within a 3D optical lattice to measure the strength of their mutual interaction. They confirmed a longstanding prediction that the p-wave force between particles reached its maximum theoretical limit.
SourceUniversity of Toronto·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 11, 2023
A team of researchers from Münster and Pittsburgh has discovered that chiral oxide catalysts can align electron spin, improving the efficiency of chemical reactions. The findings have potential applications in spin-based electronics and fuel cells.
SourceUniversity of Münster·JournalACS Nano·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 21, 2022
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Researchers use nanowire with samarium hexaboride (SmB6) to image magnetic features in iron telluride, revealing spin-polarized currents without added magnets. The study provides evidence of SmB6 as a Kondo topological insulator and simplifies magnetic imaging.
SourceUniversity of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering·JournalScience·DateSep 14, 2022
Researchers have found a way to control spin in Hafnium diselenide, a material that could lead to more efficient spintronics. This discovery provides an entirely new route towards generating spin-polarised currents from transition metal dichalcogenides.
SourceHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 8, 2022
Scientists have developed a magnetized state in monolayer tungsten ditelluride, allowing for controlled electron flow and potential applications in non-volatile memory chips. The discovery enables the creation of smaller, more energy-efficient devices that consume less power and dissipate less energy.
SourceUniversity of California - Riverside·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 6, 2022
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Researchers have discovered that magnetic spin waves can propagate on circular paths in certain materials, enabling efficient and compact information transfer. This phenomenon, known as Landau quantization, has significant implications for the development of new electronic components.
SourceTechnical University of Munich (TUM)·JournalScience·TypeExperimental study·DateMar 3, 2022
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter has made a breakthrough in developing all-optical switching of magnetization using transition metals. The new technology enables energy-efficient nanoscale magnetic storage devices with unprecedented tunability and scalability.
SourceUniversity of Exeter·JournalNano Letters·DateDec 9, 2021
Researchers have created a material system exhibiting unusually long-range Josephson effect, enabling macroscopic quantum coherence and potential for spintronic applications. The discovery of 'triplet' superconductivity, where electrons with the same spin circulate, expands possibilities for low-power consumption devices.
SourceHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie·JournalNature Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateDec 2, 2021
Researchers at RHIC's PHENIX Collaboration report new data on direct photons, revealing the potential to study gluons' transverse motion within protons. The measurements are 50 times more precise than previous data and validate the approach for future studies of proton spin and structure.
SourceDOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 12, 2021
Researchers at Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered spin-polarization in fluid due to shear flow, predicting a new effect called shear-induced polarization (SIP). This discovery resolves the long-standing spin-sign puzzle and demonstrates a pattern similar to measured Lambda polarization in experiments.
SourceChinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 1, 2021
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Scientists from the University of Groningen have shown that nonlinear effects can be achieved using 2D boron nitride, enabling spin signals to multiply and be measured without ferromagnets. This technology has potential applications in neuromorphic computing and spin-based electronics.
SourceUniversity of Groningen·JournalPhysical Review Applied·DateDec 18, 2020
Researchers at NYU and IBM demonstrate a novel mechanism for setting the direction of magnetic information in conducting materials, a breakthrough that could lead to higher-density and more efficient memory technology. This advancement builds upon existing knowledge of spintronics and its applications.
SourceNew York University·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateMay 18, 2020
Researchers at KAIST have developed a graphene-based active spintronic component that efficiently generates, controls, and detects spin currents. By stacking graphene on top of 2H-TaS2, they increased the spin-orbit coupling of graphene, paving the way for its use in spintronic applications.
SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalACS Nano·DateMay 18, 2020
Researchers at CCNY provide new insights on nanoscale spin thermalization dynamics, discovering that groups of electron spins can facilitate communication between isolated nuclear spins. This breakthrough could enable devices using electron and nuclear spins for quantum information processing or sensing at the nanoscale.
SourceCity College of New York·JournalScience Advances·DateMay 7, 2020
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Researchers from FEFU and FEB RAS developed a nanoheterostructure consisting of magnetite film and silicon substrate, which can be used as a source of spin-polarized electrons. The new structure offers high spin polarization efficiency, enabling the creation of spin injectors for spintronic devices.
SourceFar Eastern Federal University·JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds·DateOct 23, 2019
Physicists at the University of Basel have demonstrated spontaneous spin polarization in a two-dimensional material, molybdenum disulfide. The phenomenon occurs due to interactions between electrons and weak spin-orbit coupling, contradicting a well-known theorem from the 1960s.
SourceUniversity of Basel·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateMar 11, 2019
Scientists have discovered a way to exploit defects in nanoscale diamonds to enhance the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems. The technique could lead to low-cost alternatives to multimillion-dollar medical imaging and drug-discovery devices.
SourceDOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory·JournalScience Advances·DateMay 18, 2018
A KAIST research team used electron microscopy and scanning tunneling microscope to study the connection between magnetism and superconductivity. They found that low-energy spin fluctuations cannot mediate pairing between electrons, a critical step for superconductivity. This breakthrough enables the development of novel antiferromagne...
SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateJan 9, 2018
Scientists at the University of Minnesota demonstrated a way to control the direction of photocurrent without an electric voltage. By using circularly polarized light and topological insulators, they created a device that generates a spin-polarized current flowing in one direction.
SourceUniversity of Minnesota·JournalNature Communications·DateDec 18, 2017
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University of Groningen scientists have developed a graphene-based device that can inject and detect electron spins with unprecedented efficiency, increasing the spin signal by a hundredfold. The discovery has significant implications for the development of spin transistors and spin-based logic.
SourceUniversity of Groningen·JournalNature Communications·DateAug 15, 2017
Researchers at EPFL have determined a delay of one billionth of one billionth of a second in photoemission by measuring the spin of photoemitted electrons. This discovery has significant implications for understanding the properties of electrons in solids and advancing spectroscopy techniques.
SourceEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateFeb 8, 2017
A groundbreaking concept proposes using electron spins in semiconductors for information processing, enabling quantum computing and reducing energy consumption. The research team achieved long-distance spin transport in a semiconductor quantum well, controlling spin precession speed with an external gate voltage.
SourceTohoku University·JournalNature Communications·DateApr 4, 2016
A team at Trinity College in Dublin has discovered a new class of magnetic materials based on Mn-Ga alloys, which could revolutionize data storage and increase wireless data transmission speeds. The material has unique properties that make it immune to external magnetic fields and free from demagnetizing forces.
SourceAmerican Institute of Physics·JournalApplied Physics Letters·DateMar 24, 2015
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have directly observed 100 percent spin polarization of a Heusler compound, paving the way for future development of high-performance spintronic devices. The study's findings provide a cornerstone for innovative applications in hard disk reader heads and non-volatile storage elements.
SourceJohannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz·JournalNature Communications·DateJun 13, 2014
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Researchers have discovered a new effect that enables easier production of spin-polarized currents necessary for magnetic chip switching. This breakthrough could lead to more efficient and robust magnetic Random Access Memories (MRAMs) for information processing.
SourceHelmholtz Association·JournalNature Nanotechnology·DateAug 7, 2013
Scientists have found a way to flip the spin polarization of electrons emitted from topological insulators by controlling the polarization of the incident light. This discovery opens up new possibilities for studying and manipulating electronic states in these materials.
SourceDOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory·JournalNature Physics·DateMar 13, 2013
Scientists at NRL's Materials Science and Technology Division successfully controlled the spin population of individual quantum shell states in self-assembled InAs quantum dots. This breakthrough enables new spintronics applications, as the electron's spin is used to store and process information.
SourceNaval Research Laboratory·JournalPhysical Review Letters·DateFeb 5, 2009
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Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have successfully injected spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization. This achievement is crucial for developing devices that rely on electron spin rather than electron charge, known as semiconductor spintronics.
SourceNaval Research Laboratory·JournalNature Physics·DateJul 16, 2007
Researchers have observed signatures of the spin Hall effect in semiconductor chips, a phenomenon predicted decades ago that could enable spin-based information transfer. The discovery has potential applications in quantum computing, quantum communication, and advanced sensing technologies.
SourceUniversity of California - Santa Barbara·JournalScience·DateNov 11, 2004