Picosecond transfer from short-term to long-term memory in analog antiferromagnetic memory device

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Main Authors: Surynek, M., Zubac, J., Olejnik, K., Farkas, A., Krizek, F., Nadvornik, L., Kubascik, P., Trojanek, F., Campion, R. P., Novak, V., Jungwirth, T., Nemec, P.
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author Surynek, M.
Zubac, J.
Olejnik, K.
Farkas, A.
Krizek, F.
Nadvornik, L.
Kubascik, P.
Trojanek, F.
Campion, R. P.
Novak, V.
Jungwirth, T.
Nemec, P.
author_facet Surynek, M.
Zubac, J.
Olejnik, K.
Farkas, A.
Krizek, F.
Nadvornik, L.
Kubascik, P.
Trojanek, F.
Campion, R. P.
Novak, V.
Jungwirth, T.
Nemec, P.
contents Previous experiments in compensated magnets have demonstrated a potential for approaching the limit of fastest and least-dissipative operation of digital memory bits. However, the analog route has been virtually unexplored at (sub)ps time scales. In this paper, we report on experimental separation of heat-related and quench-switching-related resistance signal dynamics induced at room temperature by a single femtosecond-laser-pulse in memory devices made from a metallic antiferromagnetic CuMnAs. We show that the heat-related dynamics, on picosecond to hundreds of nanoseconds time scales, can be used as a short-term memory where information about input stimuli, represented by laser-pulses, is stored temporarily. When the quench-switching threshold is reached, information is transferred to the device's variable resistance, serving as a long-term memory, with time components of 10 ms and 10 s. The potentially appealing features of the heat-based memory for several distinct research fields, including bio-inspired analogue devices and heat-based logic, are also discussed.
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spellingShingle Picosecond transfer from short-term to long-term memory in analog antiferromagnetic memory device
Surynek, M.
Zubac, J.
Olejnik, K.
Farkas, A.
Krizek, F.
Nadvornik, L.
Kubascik, P.
Trojanek, F.
Campion, R. P.
Novak, V.
Jungwirth, T.
Nemec, P.
Materials Science
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Previous experiments in compensated magnets have demonstrated a potential for approaching the limit of fastest and least-dissipative operation of digital memory bits. However, the analog route has been virtually unexplored at (sub)ps time scales. In this paper, we report on experimental separation of heat-related and quench-switching-related resistance signal dynamics induced at room temperature by a single femtosecond-laser-pulse in memory devices made from a metallic antiferromagnetic CuMnAs. We show that the heat-related dynamics, on picosecond to hundreds of nanoseconds time scales, can be used as a short-term memory where information about input stimuli, represented by laser-pulses, is stored temporarily. When the quench-switching threshold is reached, information is transferred to the device's variable resistance, serving as a long-term memory, with time components of 10 ms and 10 s. The potentially appealing features of the heat-based memory for several distinct research fields, including bio-inspired analogue devices and heat-based logic, are also discussed.
title Picosecond transfer from short-term to long-term memory in analog antiferromagnetic memory device
topic Materials Science
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17370