Trapping spins with sound
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211101105404.htm
His team colleague Dr. Alberto Hernández-MÃnguez from the Paul-Drude-Institut expands on the subject: "This is typically realized by applying electromagnetic fields, but an alternative method is the use of mechanical vibrations like surface acoustic waves. These are sound waves confined to the surface of a solid that resemble water waves on a lake. They are commonly integrated in microchips as radio frequency filters, oscillators and transformers in current electronic devices like mobile phones, tablets and laptops."
Tuning the spin to the sound of a surface