RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Shengbao Liu1, 2, Li Chen1, 2, Yongfeng Mei1, 2 and Jizhai Cui1, 2,
Corresponding author: Jizhai Cui, jzcui@fudan.edu.cn
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| [1] |
?uti? I, Fabian J, Das Sarma S. Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications. Rev Mod Phys, 2004, 76(2): 323 doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.76.323
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| [2] |
Shao D F, Tsymbal E Y. Antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions for spintronics. npj Spintron, 2024, 2: 13 doi: 10.1038/s44306-024-00014-7
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| [3] |
Dieny B. Giant magnetoresistance in spin-valve multilayers. J Magn Magn Mater, 1994, 136(3): 335 doi: 10.1016/0304-8853(94)00356-4
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| [4] |
Liu Y T, Shao Q M. Two-dimensional materials for energy-efficient spin–orbit torque devices. ACS Nano, 2020, 14(8): 9389 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04403
|
| [5] |
Huai Y. Spin-transfer torque MRAM (STT-MRAM): Challenges and prospects. AAPPS Bulletin, 2008, 18: 33
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| [6] |
Gubbiotti G, Barman A, Ladak S, et al. 2025 roadmap on 3D nanomagnetism. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2025, 37: 143502 doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad9655
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| [7] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Streubel R, Fruchart O, et al. Three-dimensional nanomagnetism. Nat Commun, 2017, 8: 15756 doi: 10.1038/ncomms15756
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| [8] |
Parkin S, Yang S H. Memory on the racetrack. Nature Nanotech, 2015, 10(3): 195 doi: 10.1038/nnano.2015.41
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| [9] |
Gaididei Y, Kravchuk V P, Sheka D D. Curvature effects in thin magnetic shells. Phys Rev Lett, 2014, 112(25): 257203 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.257203
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| [10] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Serrano-Ramón L, Michalik J M, et al. Three dimensional magnetic nanowires grown by focused electron-beam induced deposition. Sci Rep, 2013, 3: 1492 doi: 10.1038/srep01492
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| [11] |
Skoric L, Donnelly C, Hierro-Rodriguez A, et al. Domain wall automotion in three-dimensional magnetic helical interconnectors. ACS Nano, 2022, 16(6): 8860 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10345
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| [12] |
Parkin S S P, Hayashi M, Thomas L. Magnetic domain-wall racetrack memory. Science, 2008, 320(5873): 190 doi: 10.1126/science.1145799
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| [13] |
Lavrijsen R, Lee J H, Fernández-Pacheco A, et al. Magnetic ratchet for three-dimensional spintronic memory and logic. Nature, 2013, 493(7434): 647 doi: 10.1038/nature11733
|
| [14] |
Gu K, Guan Y C, Hazra B K, et al. Three-dimensional racetrack memory devices designed from freestanding magnetic heterostructures. Nat Nanotechnol, 2022, 17(10): 1065 doi: 10.1038/s41565-022-01213-1
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| [15] |
Kruglyak V V, Demokritov S O, Grundler D. Magnonics. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 2010, 43(26): 264001 doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/26/264001
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| [16] |
Fert A, Reyren N, Cros V. Magnetic skyrmions: Advances in physics and potential applications. Nat Rev Mater, 2017, 2: 17031 doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2017.31
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| [17] |
Birch M T, Fujishiro Y, Belopolski I, et al. Nanosculpted 3D helices of a magnetic Weyl semimetal with switchable non-reciprocal electron transport. Nat Nanotechnol, 2026: 1
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| [18] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Steinke N J, Mahendru D, et al. Magnetic state of multilayered synthetic antiferromagnets during soliton nucleation and propagation for vertical data transfer. Adv Mater Interfaces, 2016, 3(15): 1600097 doi: 10.1002/admi.201600097
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| [19] |
Fedorov P, Soldatov I, Neu V, et al. Self-assembly of Co/Pt stripes with current-induced domain wall motion towards 3D racetrack devices. Nat Commun, 2024, 15: 2048 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46185-z
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| [20] |
Farinha A M A, Yang S H, Yoon J, et al. Interplay of geometrical and spin chiralities in 3D twisted magnetic ribbons. Nature, 2025, 639(8053): 67 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08582-8
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Received: 05 February 2026 Revised: 16 March 2026 Online: Accepted Manuscript: 07 April 2026
| Citation: |
Shengbao Liu, Li Chen, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui. Three-dimensional spintronics: geometry-enabled spin transport and racetrack memory[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2026, In Press. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/26020010
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S B Liu, L Chen, Y F Mei, and J Z Cui, Three-dimensional spintronics: geometry-enabled spin transport and racetrack memory[J]. J. Semicond., 2026, accepted doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/26020010
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Shengbao Liu:Liu Shengbao received his bachelor’s degree from the Department of Materials Science at Fudan University in 2025. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electronic Science and Technology at the International Institute for Intelligent Nanorobots and Nanosystems, Fudan University, under the supervision of tenure-track Associate Professor Jizhai Cui. His research focuses on the design and fabrication of micro- and nano-electronic devices
Jizhai Cui is a tenure-track Associate Professor at the International Institute for Intelligent Nanorobots and Nanosystems, College of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Fudan University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2016 and subsequently held postdoctoral appointments in the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute. His research interests include intelligent micro- and nanorobots, origami/kirigami-inspired metamaterials, and nanomagnetic devices| [1] |
?uti? I, Fabian J, Das Sarma S. Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications. Rev Mod Phys, 2004, 76(2): 323 doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.76.323
|
| [2] |
Shao D F, Tsymbal E Y. Antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions for spintronics. npj Spintron, 2024, 2: 13 doi: 10.1038/s44306-024-00014-7
|
| [3] |
Dieny B. Giant magnetoresistance in spin-valve multilayers. J Magn Magn Mater, 1994, 136(3): 335 doi: 10.1016/0304-8853(94)00356-4
|
| [4] |
Liu Y T, Shao Q M. Two-dimensional materials for energy-efficient spin–orbit torque devices. ACS Nano, 2020, 14(8): 9389 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04403
|
| [5] |
Huai Y. Spin-transfer torque MRAM (STT-MRAM): Challenges and prospects. AAPPS Bulletin, 2008, 18: 33
|
| [6] |
Gubbiotti G, Barman A, Ladak S, et al. 2025 roadmap on 3D nanomagnetism. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2025, 37: 143502 doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad9655
|
| [7] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Streubel R, Fruchart O, et al. Three-dimensional nanomagnetism. Nat Commun, 2017, 8: 15756 doi: 10.1038/ncomms15756
|
| [8] |
Parkin S, Yang S H. Memory on the racetrack. Nature Nanotech, 2015, 10(3): 195 doi: 10.1038/nnano.2015.41
|
| [9] |
Gaididei Y, Kravchuk V P, Sheka D D. Curvature effects in thin magnetic shells. Phys Rev Lett, 2014, 112(25): 257203 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.257203
|
| [10] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Serrano-Ramón L, Michalik J M, et al. Three dimensional magnetic nanowires grown by focused electron-beam induced deposition. Sci Rep, 2013, 3: 1492 doi: 10.1038/srep01492
|
| [11] |
Skoric L, Donnelly C, Hierro-Rodriguez A, et al. Domain wall automotion in three-dimensional magnetic helical interconnectors. ACS Nano, 2022, 16(6): 8860 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10345
|
| [12] |
Parkin S S P, Hayashi M, Thomas L. Magnetic domain-wall racetrack memory. Science, 2008, 320(5873): 190 doi: 10.1126/science.1145799
|
| [13] |
Lavrijsen R, Lee J H, Fernández-Pacheco A, et al. Magnetic ratchet for three-dimensional spintronic memory and logic. Nature, 2013, 493(7434): 647 doi: 10.1038/nature11733
|
| [14] |
Gu K, Guan Y C, Hazra B K, et al. Three-dimensional racetrack memory devices designed from freestanding magnetic heterostructures. Nat Nanotechnol, 2022, 17(10): 1065 doi: 10.1038/s41565-022-01213-1
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| [15] |
Kruglyak V V, Demokritov S O, Grundler D. Magnonics. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 2010, 43(26): 264001 doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/26/264001
|
| [16] |
Fert A, Reyren N, Cros V. Magnetic skyrmions: Advances in physics and potential applications. Nat Rev Mater, 2017, 2: 17031 doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2017.31
|
| [17] |
Birch M T, Fujishiro Y, Belopolski I, et al. Nanosculpted 3D helices of a magnetic Weyl semimetal with switchable non-reciprocal electron transport. Nat Nanotechnol, 2026: 1
|
| [18] |
Fernández-Pacheco A, Steinke N J, Mahendru D, et al. Magnetic state of multilayered synthetic antiferromagnets during soliton nucleation and propagation for vertical data transfer. Adv Mater Interfaces, 2016, 3(15): 1600097 doi: 10.1002/admi.201600097
|
| [19] |
Fedorov P, Soldatov I, Neu V, et al. Self-assembly of Co/Pt stripes with current-induced domain wall motion towards 3D racetrack devices. Nat Commun, 2024, 15: 2048 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46185-z
|
| [20] |
Farinha A M A, Yang S H, Yoon J, et al. Interplay of geometrical and spin chiralities in 3D twisted magnetic ribbons. Nature, 2025, 639(8053): 67 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08582-8
|
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