Topological information device operating at the Landauer limit

A. Mert Bozkurt, Alexander Brinkman, İnanç Adagideli

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Abstract

We propose and theoretically investigate a novel Maxwell's demon implementation based on the spin-momentum locking property of topological matter. We use nuclear spins as a memory resource which provides the advantage of scalability. We show that this topological information device can ideally operate at the Landauer limit; the heat dissipation required to erase one bit of information stored in the demon's memory approaches kBTln2. Furthermore, we demonstrate that all available energy, kBTln2 per one bit of information, can be extracted in the form of electrical work. Finally, we find that the current-voltage characteristic of topological information device satisfy the conditions of an ideal memristor.

Original languageEnglish
Article number235428
Number of pages9
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume108
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Funding

We acknowledge helpful discussions with B. Pekerten, D. M. Couger, R. Salas, and S. Kölling. İ.A. is a member of the Science Academy-Bilim Akademisi-Turkey; A.M.B. thanks the Science Academy-Bilim Akademisi-Turkey for the use of their facilities. This research was supported by a Lockheed Martin Corporation Research Grant.

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