Prospect for antiferromagnetic spintronics

Exploiting both spin and charge of the electron in electronic micordevices has lead to a tremendous progress in both basic condensed-matter research and microelectronic applications, resulting in the modern field of spintronics. Current spintronics relies primarily on ferromagnets while antiferromag...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Martí Rovirosa, Xavier, Fina, Ignasi|||0000-0003-4182-6194, Jungwirth, Tomas|||0000-0002-9910-1674
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:200183
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/200183
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1109/TMAG.2014.2358939
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Active elements
Antiferromagnetics
Antiferromagnets
Condensed matter
Ferromagnets
Microelectronic applications
Spintronic device
Supporting role
Description
Summary:Exploiting both spin and charge of the electron in electronic micordevices has lead to a tremendous progress in both basic condensed-matter research and microelectronic applications, resulting in the modern field of spintronics. Current spintronics relies primarily on ferromagnets while antiferromagnets (AFMs) have traditionally played only a supporting role. Recently, antiferromagnets have been revisited as potential candidates for the key active elements in spintronic devices. In this paper, we review approaches that have been employed for reading, writing, and storing information in AFMs.