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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus
MA 54: Spin-dependent transport phenomena
MA 54.3: Vortrag
Freitag, 16. März 2018, 08:30–08:45, EB 301
Current induced Néel-order switching in antiferromagnetic CuMnAs deposited by magnetron sputtering — •Tristan Matalla-Wagner, Jan-Michael Schmalhorst, Günter Reiss, and Markus Meinert — Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Bielefeld University, Germany
Antiferromagnets which fulfill certain symmetry properties allow for an intrinsic relativistic Néel-order spin-orbit torque (NSOT) driven by an electrical current [1]. The antiferromagnetically coupled sublattices of tetragonal CuMnAs are inversion partners and, thus, can experience a NSOT which can reorient the Néel vector L perpendicular to the applied charge current [2]. Therefore, this material is suitable to manufacture novel antiferromagnetic memory devices that are extraordinarily robust against external influences [3]. Here, we report on our experiments on the electrical switching of the Néel-order using short current pulses in highly oriented films of CuMnAs, deposited using dc-magnetron sputtering. Our findings corroborate the hypothesis of a thermally activated switching of L in CuMnAs, similar to the switching of sputtered Mn2Au [4].
[1] J. Železný et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 157201 (2014)
[2] P. Wadley et al., Science 351 587 (2016)
[3] T. Jungwirth et al., Nat. Nanotechn. 11 231 (2016)
[4] M. Meinert et al., arxiv.org/abs/1706.06983 (2017)