loading page

Energy-efficient Nanocomputing Circuit by Multiferroic Nanomagnets
  • +4
  • Bo Wei,
  • Jia Li,
  • Huanqing Cui,
  • Shuqing Dou,
  • Yongshun Xia,
  • Chaowen Feng,
  • Xiaokuo Yang
Bo Wei
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Jia Li
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Huanqing Cui
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Shuqing Dou
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Yongshun Xia
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Chaowen Feng
Air Force Engineering University
Author Profile
Xiaokuo Yang
Air Force Engineering University

Corresponding Author:[email protected]

Author Profile

Abstract

Magnetoelastic switching in multiferroic nanomagnets with a small voltage is a promising substitute for current charge-based CMOS devices. Here, we study strain-mediated multiferroic majority logic gate by solving Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation and establish an energy- efficient CMOS compatible equivalent circuit analogy to capacitor's I- V characteristics. We can easily simulate nanomagnet logic units using this tool. After that, the circuit is verified by SPICE simulations. Results show that the output voltage polarity is determined by the majority of input voltage polarity with ultralow energy consumption, working similarly to majority logic function. The SPICE circuit model shows ultralow energy consumption because of the conserved dynamic current, which can serve as a promising logic unit, consequently, integrated into large-scale nanomagnetic logic circuits and even a nanomagnetic chip.
25 May 2023Submitted to Micro & Nano Letters
26 May 2023Assigned to Editor
26 May 2023Submission Checks Completed
31 May 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major