Microelectronics Research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

At Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, we are researching new concepts for the microelectronics of the future based on electron spin. This spintronics technology is already established in the fields of magnetic sensor technology and magnetic storage technology. Magnetic sensors enable important parameters to be measured without contact and without wear, and magnetic storage devices form the basis of the data cloud. In Mainz, we are working with industry partners to improve existing systems, but the focus is on researching alternative, new concepts that could bring about a revolution in technology. Examples include the use of antiferromagnets instead of ferromagnets or the implementation of unconventional computing based on magnetic systems instead of binary logic. Together with Bielefeld University, we operate the ForLab MagSens.

Infrastructure	Environment
Clean Room Institute for Physics Singulus 200mm Wafer Deposition	Collaborative Research Center SFBTRR173 Spin+X • Spintronics • Magnonics • Ultrafast spin manipulation European Union project NIMFEIA • Magnonic Nonlinear Magnons for Reservoir Computing in Reciprocal Space European Union project TOPOCOM • Topological Solitons in Ferroics for Unconventional Computing Collaborative Research Center SFBTRR288 Elasto-Q-Mat • Electronic Quantum Phases of Matter Singulus Technologies • Thin film technology • Semiconductors • Solar SENSITEC • Magnetoresistive sensors PREMA • Circuit development • ASIC manufacturing
Teaching	Miscellaneous
Department of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Physics Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics Master of Science in Physics Excellence Track	Physics on Saturday Insights into current physics research for high school students   High school student internships Two-week internships in physics working groups