GK Question

science hard true_false

True or False: Spintronics exploits the electron's spin degree of freedom, in addition to its charge, for information processing.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Spin-based devices (MRAM, spin transistors) offer non-volatility, lower power, higher speed vs. charge-only electronics. Applications: high-density storage, quantum computing interfaces. Emerging field in condensed matter physics. [[NCERT Physics Class 12]]

Topic Physics - Spintronics
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