Ferromagnetic Switching (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ferromagnetic Switching

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This is a conceptual illustration of how magnetism is reversed (see compass) by the application of an electric field (blue dots) applied across gold capacitors. Blurring of compass needle under electric field represents two-step process.

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(Image courtesy of John Heron, Cornell)

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