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Spin ice devices from nanomagnets

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An artificial spin ice, containing two types of nanomagnets, can perform reservoir computing with minor magnetic field loops and spin wave spectra acting as inputs and outputs, respectively.

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Fig. 1: Computation using coupled single-domain nanomagnets with the orientation of the magnetization given by black arrows.

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  1. Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Laura J. Heyderman

  2. Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

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