Tri-state Buffer: Magnetic Vortex Transistor Based Logic Devices

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel magnetic tri-state buffer gate based on asymmetric vortex transistors, demonstrating energy transfer control via vortex polarity manipulation with potential applications in energy-efficient magnetic logic circuits.

Contribution

The work presents a new magnetic logic gate design using asymmetric vortex transistors simulated via micromagnetic methods, enabling controlled energy transfer and fan-in operation.

Findings

Successful simulation of a tri-state buffer using magnetic vortices

Energy transfer and amplification controlled by vortex polarity

Demonstration of fan-in operation in a symmetric vortex system

Abstract

Magnetic analogue of electronic gates are advantageous in many ways. There is no electron leakage, higher switching speed and more energy saving in a magnetic logic device compared to a semiconductor one. Recently, we proposed a magnetic vortex transistor and fan-out out devices based on carefully coupled magnetic vortices in isolated nanomagnetic disks. Here, we demonstrate a new type of magnetic logic gate based upon asymmetric vortex transistor by using micromagnetic simulation. Depending upon two main features (topology) of magnetic vortex, chirality and polarity, the network can behave like a tri-state buffer. Considering the asymmetric magnetic vortex Transistor as a unit, the logic gate has been formed where two such transistors are placed parallel and another one is placed at the output. Magnetic energy given in the input transistors is transferred to the output transistor with giant amplification, due to the movement of antivortex solitons through the magnetic stray field. The loss and gain of energy at the output transistor can be controlled only by manipulating the polarities of the middle vortices in input transistors. Due to the asymmetric energy transfer of the antivortex solitons, we have shown successful fan-in operation in this topologically symmetric system. A tri-state buffer gate with fan-in of two transistors can be formed. This gate can be used as a Switch to the logic circuit and it has technological importance for energy transfer to large scale vortex networks.