Molecular spin devices (MSDs) are promising candidates for revolutionizing computer logic and memory. MSDs aim to harness the controllable transport and magnetic properties of molecular device elements which can be synthetically mass produced. However, there have been insignificant efforts to predict or measure the effect of molecular coupling on the performance of a MSD.
In order to produce insights about the role of molecular device elements on the magnetic properties of the MSDs, the Research Initiation Award project entitled - A Monte Carlo and SQUID Magnetometer Study of Molecular Spintronics Devices - has two goals: a) To perform Monte Carlo Simulations (MCS) to theoretically investigate the interplay between the magnetic molecules and ferromagnetic electrodes responsible for bringing about the desired characteristics within MSDs. The project will study the effects of Heisenberg exchange coupling between magnetic molecules and ferromagnetic electrodes of a MSD; study the effect of dimensionality, geometry on the molecule induced magnetic coupling, and improvise algorithms for Monte Carlo Simulations near phase change points in a MSD. b) To experimentally study the effect of molecular device elements on the magnetic properties of the MSDs. The research will focus on magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) based MSDs, by conducting a SQUID magnetometer based magnetization study before and after transforming a variety of MTJ test beds into MSDs by utilizing molecular device elements.
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE As a major activity of the STEM College, Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) proposed to create a comprehensive STEM achievement system in response to the National Science Foundation’s Innovation through Institutional Integration initiative. The One-Stop Academic Student Integrated System (O.A.S.I.S.), combined the goals and objectives of JCSU’s grant-funded programs within a centrally-located STEM Center, established Individualized STEM Education Plans (ISEPs) for each STEM student monitored by trained STEM Academic Success Coaches, and created a STEM orientation course curriculum focusing upon preparation for rigorous STEM study and STEM student development. The O.A.S.I.S. utilized "Engagement, Capacity, and Continuity: The ECC Trilogy," (Jolly, Campbell, Perlman, 2004), as the guiding framework for the integration of campus-wide STEM College academic offerings and activities. These three interdependent success factors created the "umbrella" for developing and implementing a novel approach for all STEM delivery systems at JCSU from the freshman through the senior year experience. The Trilogy framework also improved the climate for increased STEM retention, increased STEM graduation, improved preparedness for the global workforce, and persistence toward continued education in STEM graduate and professional disciplines. The O.A.S.I.S. program is a highly visible component of the STEM College. With JCSU’s ongoing participation in The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), consultants from The Blue Ocean Strategy have identified the centralized services and the presence of Academic Success Coaching as one of the university’s most effective retention models, which may be replicated elsewhere on campus and by other HBCUs.
