The government has entrusted CNRS and CEA with the responsibility of steering the SPIN Research Program, operated by the ANR. With a budget of 38 million euros over eight years, the spintronics research program aims to address specific scientific challenges. The program works closely with the national public research community, supported by university partners
The context of spintronics
The growth of the “digital world” has an environmental cost that can no longer be ignored. Projections show that by 2030, it will be responsible for 20 to 30 % of global electricity consumption. We must rethink our priorities to aim for genuine conceptual breakthroughs. One of them is to position energy frugality as a performance criterion
To reduce our consumption, we propose: spintronics.
Fundamentally “richer” than classical electronics, it has already “revolutionized” certain fields such as data storage and sensors. Today, new perspectives are opening up, offering opportunities to develop new devices that are both high-performance, energy-efficient, and reconfigurable PEPR Spin.
In the context of efforts to regain control over technological dependence in France and the European Union, spintronics offers not only an opportunity to generate intellectual property, but also a strategic lever to strengthen national sovereignty. As such, it can support a major industrial renewal with significant societal impact, contributing to the technological autonomy and global competitiveness of European stakeholders.
The program’s missions
Actions to be taken
The spintronics community today
The SPIN Research Program has a dynamic scientific community. The major research areas supported by the program will foster concrete interactions between sub-communities that currently operate independently PEPR Spin.
Currently, research infrastructures are fragmented into local communities and are not always accessible to external researchers. One of our objectives is therefore to open access to a wide audience, enabling new synergies and collaborations to support each other and improve accessibility. Researchers will be able to conduct new research aimed at novel and innovative applications.
To bring new knowledge and attract new prospects, the SPIN Research Program plans training courses to explain spintronics concepts. It also plans to reach out to public institutions such as high schools to promote and raise awareness in this field
