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arxiv 2207.00286 v1 pith:CBMBTI6Y submitted 2022-07-01 cond-mat.other cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Antiferromagnetic half-skyrmions electrically generated and controlled at room temperature

classification cond-mat.other cond-mat.mtrl-sci
keywords antiferromagnetichighmagneticmeronstexturesdeviceselectricalgenerated
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Topologically protected magnetic textures, such as skyrmions, half-skyrmions (merons) and their antiparticles, constitute tiny whirls in the magnetic order. They are promising candidates for information carriers in next-generation memory devices, as they can be efficiently propelled at very high velocities using current-induced spin torques. Antiferromagnets have been shown to host versions of these textures, which have gained significant attention because of their potential for terahertz dynamics, deflection free motion, and improved size scaling due to the absence of stray field. Here we show that topological spin textures, merons and antimerons, can be generated at room temperature and reversibly moved using electrical pulses in thin film CuMnAs, a semimetallic antiferromagnet that is a testbed system for spintronic applications. The electrical generation and manipulation of antiferromagnetic merons is a crucial step towards realizing the full potential of antiferromagnetic thin films as active components in high density, high speed magnetic memory devices.

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