Review: Voltage induced strain control of magnetization: computing and other applications

Abstract

Strain and acoustic waves provide extremely energy efficient means to control magnetization in nanoscale and microscale magnetostrictive materials and devices. This could enable a myriad of applications, such as non-volatile memory, neuromorphic computing, microfluidics, microscale and nanoscale motors, and the generation of electromagnetic waves with sub-wavelength antenna. In this review, we discuss the developments in control of magnetism at the micro and nanoscale with strain, as well as its potential applications in computing and other emerging areas.