The first International Workshop on Spin-Orbit Induced Torque will be held February 24 – 26 in the Level 0 auditorium between Ibn Al-Haytham and Ibn Sina (buildings 2 and 3).
Key speakers include:
• Professor Albert Fert, UMP CNRS-Thales, France
• Dr. Stuart Parkin, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
• Dr. Gilles Gaudin, Spintec, France
• Professor H. Ohno, RIEC/Tohoku University, Japan
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The control of submicron scale magnetic elements by electrical currents is one of the most active research areas in the field of spin electronics. The fundamental mechanism involved, spin transfer torque, is used in applications such as non-volatile memory and radio-frequency oscillators. An alternative method, spin-orbit induced torque (SOIT), has been recently proposed. This method significantly simplifies the design of the devices while opening new avenues for device development.
Please note the special seminars/lectures:
• February 24 at 2:15 p.m.: Professor Albert Fert – Seminar: Spin-Orbitronics
• February 25 at 2:00 p.m.: Dr. Stuart Parkin – Seminar: Current driven domain wall dynamics controlled by proximity induced interface magnetization
• February 25 at 5:15 p.m.: Professor Albert Fert – President’s Distinguished Lecture Series: Spintronics: a new frontier for computing and communications
• February 26 at 2:00 p.m.: G. Gaudin, Spintec, France – Seminar: Spin-orbit Torques in Ferromagnetic Thin Films