How Does Spintronics Differ from Traditional Electronics?
Traditional electronics primarily utilize the charge of electrons for information processing and storage. In contrast, spintronics exploits both the charge and the spin of electrons. The electron spin can be oriented in either an "up" or "down" state, providing an additional degree of freedom to encode information. This dual usage can potentially lead to devices with higher efficiency and new functionalities that are not possible with charge-based systems alone.
