Future Nanoscale Multiferroic Devices

Present day electromagnetic devices rely on magnetic fields generated by passing a current through a conducting wire; a discovery made by Oersted nearly 200 years ago. While extremely useful, this approach fails at small length scales and thus presents a major obstacle to the further miniaturization of electronic devices. Recent scientific discoveries show that a magnetic material's intrinsic magnetization can be manipulated with an electric field. This innovation thereby overcomes the deficiencies associated with Oersted's current driven system, especially in the realm of nanotechnology. Professor Greg Carman will describe the ongoing multiferroic research, and the potential applications that this new approach has to offer the scientific and engineering communities.

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nice lecture and nice presentation for future thinking