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| author | Du, Jiaxin Li, Mei Xi, Bin Zhang, Xue Sun, Yi Duan, Chun-Gui Lu, Jie |
| author_facet | Du, Jiaxin Li, Mei Xi, Bin Zhang, Xue Sun, Yi Duan, Chun-Gui Lu, Jie |
| contents | In this work, we investigate the steady propagation of 180-degree domain walls (180DWs) of Néel vectors in thin antiferromagnetic strips under perpendicularly injected spin currents with various polarization orientations. Our results show that only spin currents polarized normally to the strip plane guarantee a quick and steady rigid flow of 180DWs, thus realize a fast reversal of Néel vectors in antiferromagnets (AFMs). Different from the common ``current-in-plane'' geometry which is feasible only for metallic AFMs, our ``current-out-of-plane'' layout under investigation can further apply to insulating AFMs (which are more common in real applications) via quantum tunneling effect. Results from this work paves the way for fine control of Néel vectors in (both metallic and insulating) AFM strips and further development of novel magnetic nanodevices based on them. |
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| spellingShingle | Fast reversal of Néel vectors in antiferromagnets via domain-wall motion driven by vertically injected spin currents Du, Jiaxin Li, Mei Xi, Bin Zhang, Xue Sun, Yi Duan, Chun-Gui Lu, Jie Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics In this work, we investigate the steady propagation of 180-degree domain walls (180DWs) of Néel vectors in thin antiferromagnetic strips under perpendicularly injected spin currents with various polarization orientations. Our results show that only spin currents polarized normally to the strip plane guarantee a quick and steady rigid flow of 180DWs, thus realize a fast reversal of Néel vectors in antiferromagnets (AFMs). Different from the common ``current-in-plane'' geometry which is feasible only for metallic AFMs, our ``current-out-of-plane'' layout under investigation can further apply to insulating AFMs (which are more common in real applications) via quantum tunneling effect. Results from this work paves the way for fine control of Néel vectors in (both metallic and insulating) AFM strips and further development of novel magnetic nanodevices based on them. |
| title | Fast reversal of Néel vectors in antiferromagnets via domain-wall motion driven by vertically injected spin currents |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00402 |