Recent Advances in the Spintronic Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

• Published in: Nanomaterials Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 598
• Main Authors: Pawar, Shweta, Duadi, Hamootal, Fixler, Dror
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 02.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; Carbon; Carbon compounds; carbon nanotube; Carbon nanotubes; Carbon nitride; carbon-based spintronics; Chemical synthesis; Chemical vapor deposition; Chemistry; Electrons; Fullerenes; Graphene; Graphite; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogenation; Identification and classification; Information storage; Lasers; Mass production; Methods; Microscopy; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Properties; QD1-999; Quantum dots; Review; Spintronics; Transistors; Israel; carbon nanotube; fullerenes; carbon nitride; carbon-based spintronics; graphene
• ISSN: 2079-4991; 2079-4991
• DOI: 10.3390/nano13030598

The term “carbon-based spintronics” mostly refers to the spin applications in carbon materials such as graphene, fullerene, carbon nitride, and carbon nanotubes. Carbon-based spintronics and their devices have undergone extraordinary development recently. The causes of spin relaxation and the characteristics of spin transport in carbon materials, namely for graphene and carbon nanotubes, have been the subject of several theoretical and experimental studies. This article gives a summary of the present state of research and technological advancements for spintronic applications in carbon-based materials. We discuss the benefits and challenges of several spin-enabled, carbon-based applications. The advantages include the fact that they are significantly less volatile than charge-based electronics. The challenge is in being able to scale up to mass production.