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Main Authors: Tan, Zhengwei, Ma, Zheng, Privitera, Simone, Liedke, Maciej Oskar, Hirschmann, Eric, Wagner, Andreas, Costa-Krämer, José L., Quintana, Alberto, Garcia-Tort, Aina, Herrero-Martín, Javier, Tan, Huan, Fina, Ignasi, Sánchez, Florencio, Lopeandia, Aitor F., Nogués, Josep, Pellicer, Eva, Sort, Jordi, Menéndez, Enric
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11337
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author Tan, Zhengwei
Ma, Zheng
Privitera, Simone
Liedke, Maciej Oskar
Hirschmann, Eric
Wagner, Andreas
Costa-Krämer, José L.
Quintana, Alberto
Garcia-Tort, Aina
Herrero-Martín, Javier
Tan, Huan
Fina, Ignasi
Sánchez, Florencio
Lopeandia, Aitor F.
Nogués, Josep
Pellicer, Eva
Sort, Jordi
Menéndez, Enric
author_facet Tan, Zhengwei
Ma, Zheng
Privitera, Simone
Liedke, Maciej Oskar
Hirschmann, Eric
Wagner, Andreas
Costa-Krämer, José L.
Quintana, Alberto
Garcia-Tort, Aina
Herrero-Martín, Javier
Tan, Huan
Fina, Ignasi
Sánchez, Florencio
Lopeandia, Aitor F.
Nogués, Josep
Pellicer, Eva
Sort, Jordi
Menéndez, Enric
contents Control of magnetism through voltage-driven ionic processes (i.e., magneto-ionics) holds potential for next-generation memories and computing. This stems from its non-volatility, flexibility in adjusting the magnitude and speed of magnetic modulation, and energy efficiency. Since magneto-ionics depends on factors like ionic radius and electronegativity, identifying alternative mobile ions is crucial to embrace new phenomena and applications. Here, the feasibility of C as a prospective magneto-ionic ion is investigated in a Fe-C system by electrolyte gating. In contrast to most magneto-ionic systems, Fe-C presents a dual-ion mechanism: Fe and C act as cation and anion, respectively, moving uniformly in opposite directions under an applied electric field. This leads to a 7-fold increase in saturation magnetization with magneto-ionic rates larger than 1 emu cm-3 s-1, and a 25-fold increase in coercivity. Since carbides exhibit minimal cytotoxicity, this introduces a biocompatible dimension to magneto-ionics, paving the way for the convergence of spintronics and biotechnology.
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spellingShingle Carbon magneto-ionics: Control of magnetism through voltage-driven carbon transport
Tan, Zhengwei
Ma, Zheng
Privitera, Simone
Liedke, Maciej Oskar
Hirschmann, Eric
Wagner, Andreas
Costa-Krämer, José L.
Quintana, Alberto
Garcia-Tort, Aina
Herrero-Martín, Javier
Tan, Huan
Fina, Ignasi
Sánchez, Florencio
Lopeandia, Aitor F.
Nogués, Josep
Pellicer, Eva
Sort, Jordi
Menéndez, Enric
Materials Science
Control of magnetism through voltage-driven ionic processes (i.e., magneto-ionics) holds potential for next-generation memories and computing. This stems from its non-volatility, flexibility in adjusting the magnitude and speed of magnetic modulation, and energy efficiency. Since magneto-ionics depends on factors like ionic radius and electronegativity, identifying alternative mobile ions is crucial to embrace new phenomena and applications. Here, the feasibility of C as a prospective magneto-ionic ion is investigated in a Fe-C system by electrolyte gating. In contrast to most magneto-ionic systems, Fe-C presents a dual-ion mechanism: Fe and C act as cation and anion, respectively, moving uniformly in opposite directions under an applied electric field. This leads to a 7-fold increase in saturation magnetization with magneto-ionic rates larger than 1 emu cm-3 s-1, and a 25-fold increase in coercivity. Since carbides exhibit minimal cytotoxicity, this introduces a biocompatible dimension to magneto-ionics, paving the way for the convergence of spintronics and biotechnology.
title Carbon magneto-ionics: Control of magnetism through voltage-driven carbon transport
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11337