Title: Spintronics

Unit: Storage and memory

Measurable Performance Objectives
 Students will understand the difference between
classic and quantum mechanics
 Students will acquire basic understanding of quantum
mechanics
 Students will demonstrate the knowledge of
spintronics
 Students will be able to define qubit
 Students will be able to compare conventional
microelectronic and spintronic devices
 Students will gain an insight into future technology
 Students will be able to design a top of the
technology computer.
 Opening discussion
Computer Technology….. then and now

 Storage devices
 Hard drive storage capacity
 RAMs
 Speed
 Limiting factors
Materials
 Internet access
 Paper and pencil
Concepts, Principles, and Facts

 Classic vs. quantum mechanics

 Introduction to quantum mechanics
 Spin-based electronics or spintronics
 Qubit
 Conventional microelectronic vs. spintronic
devices
 Future technology
 Available commercial products.
Classic vs. quantum mechanics
 Macro world vs. the nano world
 What is quantum mechanics?
 Why do we need quantum mechanics?
 Measurements in the macro vs nano
world
Quantum Mechanics
offers explanation for

 Discrete energy levels

 The theory of wave-particle dual nature
 Quantum tunneling
 The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
 Spin of a particle
Spintronics
 Spin-based electronics
 Charge-based electronics vs. spin-based
electronics
 Advantages of spin-based electronics
 Spintronics storage devices
Define qubit
 Bit vs. qubit
 Representation of a qubit with bra-ket
notation, |o>, |1> and superposition of
the two
Spintronics products
 Hard drives up to 1.2 petabytes
Spintronics products
 iPod nano
 Cell phones
 Laptop hard drives
Future Outlook
 High capacity hard drives
 Magnetic RAM chips
 Spin FET using quantum tunneling

and…………..
The Quantum Computer
Commercial products
 Hard drives
 Memory
 Other devices
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