This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $443,634 will fund research and education activities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from October 2022 through March 2025. The award is part of the NSF Engineering Directorate's $47.041 million program to advance engineering innovation and education.
Specifically, the grant will support development of quantum spintronic device building blocks using magnetically ordered materials. The university researchers will explore how materials' quantum properties can enhance electronic device performance through a new class of spin-based components. Key activities include establishing spin-orbit effects in magnetic heterostructures, realizing nanoscale ultrafast spin readout, and developing measurement tools for quantum science research and education. The project is expected to produce a platform incorporating magnetic heterostructures into nanoscale spintronic devices combining pronounced spin-orbit effects for high energy efficiency and terahertz operating frequencies. Outcomes will benefit spintronics, magnetism, and quantum materials researchers while linking undergraduate and graduate education to the research frontier.
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