SINFONIA-Selectively activated INFOrmation technology by hybrid Organic Interfaces (DCM.AD006.326)
Thematic area
Chemical sciences and materials technology
Project area
Chimica e tecnologia dei materiali (DCM.AD006)Structure responsible for the research project
Institute of nanostructured materials (ISMN)
Other structures collaborating in the research project
Project manager
ILARIA BERGENTI
Phone number: 051/6398509
Email: ilaria.bergenti@cnr.it
Abstract
SINFONIA - "Selectively activated INFOrmation technology by hybrid Organic Interfaces" - is an interdisciplinary
research project that envisions a technology allowing to store and transport information on the nanometer length scale
and at operational frequencies in the THz regime. Such a technology will be realized through an optical manipulation
of hybrid molecular/antiferromagnetic interfaces, which will enable a selective activation of information emitters and
detectors. Such a selectivity will be ensured by the local nature of the hybridized electronic states that develops at the
interface between an antiferromagnet (AF) and a molecular system.
Goals
The main objective of SINFONIA is to exploit the hybridized states created at such interfaces to couple an external optical stimulus to the propagation of magnetic perturbations (namely spin waves) in the AF layer. This way, SINFONIA proposes a completely new approach to information technology, based on hybrid organic/inorganic low-dimensional systems. Among the breakthroughs
offered by such a change of paradigm, there are: low power consumption (no electrical currents), high-frequency
responses (ensured by AF materials), tunability (ensured by molecular materials), scalability and miniaturization, on
account of the intrinsic low-dimensionality of our interface-based approach.
Start date of activity
01/04/2021
Keywords
Spintronics, magnonics, organics
Last update: 06/07/2025