Ultra-low-power electronic switching of stable exciton–polariton spin states has now been achieved in a semiconductor microcavity. This opens a new route to the integration of spin-based photonics and electronics.
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Liew, T. Electrical spin switching. Nature Mater 15, 1053–1054 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4723
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