{"id":1,"date":"2026-03-16T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amswitch.eu\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:53:30","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amswitch.eu\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the AMSwitch website!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the website for the EIC Pathfinder Open project, AMSwitch &#8211; coordinated by Chalmers University of Technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMSwitch brings breakthrough altermagnetic materials into practical logic devices, enabling ultra\u2011efficient, stable, and reconfigurable computing for next\u2011generation electronics. The AMSwitch consortium, made up of six partners across five European countries, is a diverse team of experts in materials science, nanoscale device fabrication, electrical engineering, quantum theory, synchrotron characterization, and quantum magnetometry. This close collaboration ensures fast progress from fundamental discoveries to technological applications, positioning AMSwitch to drive breakthroughs in next\u2011generation logic technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, Chalmers University of Technology, NCRS &#8220;Demokritos&#8221;, IFW Dresden, ICN2, Alba Synchrotron and QZABRE, aim to develop a completely new kind of logic switch using <em>altermagnets<\/em>\u2014a recently discovered class of magnetic materials. Altermagnets have no overall magnetization, yet they can still show an anomalous Hall effect. This unusual combination means they can store information in their magnetic order while allowing that information to be read electrically, without needing conventional spin\u2011to\u2011charge conversion. Because of this, AMSwitch devices could operate with extremely low energy usage, with each switching event consuming less than 1 attojoule\u2014close to the fundamental quantum limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project investigates two complementary device concepts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A field\u2011effect altermagnet switch<\/strong>, where applying a small gate voltage (around 0.1 V) changes the material\u2019s Berry curvature and allows control of its state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A current-driven switch<\/strong>, where a spin\u2011polarized current flips the altermagnet\u2019s N\u00e9el vector by 180\u00b0, reversing the anomalous Hall response and enabling compact logic inverters suitable for majority\u2011logic circuits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Altermagnets represent a rapidly developing research area and offer strong resistance to stray magnetic fields, improving the stability and security of devices\u2014important for ultra\u2011low\u2011power edge computing. Their nonvolatile nature also makes them attractive for integration with ferroelectric gates, enabling reconfigurable and energy\u2011efficient logic systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the website for the EIC Pathfinder Open project, AMSwitch &#8211; coordinated by Chalmers University of Technology. 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