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...

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Autores: Martí Rovirosa, Xavier, Fina, Ignasi|||0000-0003-4182-6194, Jungwirth, Tomas|||0000-0002-9910-1674
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:200183
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/200183
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1109/TMAG.2014.2358939
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Active elements
Antiferromagnetics
Antiferromagnets
Condensed matter
Ferromagnets
Microelectronic applications
Spintronic device
Supporting role
Descrição
Resumo: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.