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Main Authors: Xiong, Junlin, Jiang, Jiawei, Cui, Yanwei, Gao, Han, Zhou, Ji, Liu, Zijia, Zhang, KuiKui, Cheng, Shaobo, Wu, Kehui, Cheong, Sang-Wook, Chang, Kai, Liu, Zhongkai, Yang, Hongxin, Liang, Shi-Jun, Cheng, Bin, Miao, Feng
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18272
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author Xiong, Junlin
Jiang, Jiawei
Cui, Yanwei
Gao, Han
Zhou, Ji
Liu, Zijia
Zhang, KuiKui
Cheng, Shaobo
Wu, Kehui
Cheong, Sang-Wook
Chang, Kai
Liu, Zhongkai
Yang, Hongxin
Liang, Shi-Jun
Cheng, Bin
Miao, Feng
author_facet Xiong, Junlin
Jiang, Jiawei
Cui, Yanwei
Gao, Han
Zhou, Ji
Liu, Zijia
Zhang, KuiKui
Cheng, Shaobo
Wu, Kehui
Cheong, Sang-Wook
Chang, Kai
Liu, Zhongkai
Yang, Hongxin
Liang, Shi-Jun
Cheng, Bin
Miao, Feng
contents Antiferromagnets have garnered significant attention due to their negligible stray field and ultrafast magnetic dynamics, which are promising for high-density and ultrafast spintronic applications. Their dual functionality as both spin sources and information carriers could enable all-electrical self-induced switching of antiferromagnetic order, offering great potential for ultra-compact spintronic devices. However, related progress is still elusive. Here, we report the deterministic switching of chiral antiferromagnetic orders induced by charge current at zero external magnetic field in the van der Waals (vdW) magnetically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide CoTa3S6. This system exhibits strong interactions between cobalt atom magnetic moment lattice and itinerant electrons within the metallic layers, as demonstrated by temperature-dependent angle-resolved photoemission, scanning tunneling spectroscopy, and topological Nernst effect measurements. Notably, the itinerant-localization interactions lead to current-induced chiral spin orbit torques as well as Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) exchange torques that interact with the localized magnetic moments, facilitating all-electrical switching of the chiral magnetic order in the CoTa3S6 flake. Our work opens a promising avenue for manipulating antiferromagnetic orders by delicately engineering the synergistic interactions between magnetic moments and itinerant electrons.
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spellingShingle All-Electrical Self-Switching of van der Waals Chiral Antiferromagnet
Xiong, Junlin
Jiang, Jiawei
Cui, Yanwei
Gao, Han
Zhou, Ji
Liu, Zijia
Zhang, KuiKui
Cheng, Shaobo
Wu, Kehui
Cheong, Sang-Wook
Chang, Kai
Liu, Zhongkai
Yang, Hongxin
Liang, Shi-Jun
Cheng, Bin
Miao, Feng
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Antiferromagnets have garnered significant attention due to their negligible stray field and ultrafast magnetic dynamics, which are promising for high-density and ultrafast spintronic applications. Their dual functionality as both spin sources and information carriers could enable all-electrical self-induced switching of antiferromagnetic order, offering great potential for ultra-compact spintronic devices. However, related progress is still elusive. Here, we report the deterministic switching of chiral antiferromagnetic orders induced by charge current at zero external magnetic field in the van der Waals (vdW) magnetically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide CoTa3S6. This system exhibits strong interactions between cobalt atom magnetic moment lattice and itinerant electrons within the metallic layers, as demonstrated by temperature-dependent angle-resolved photoemission, scanning tunneling spectroscopy, and topological Nernst effect measurements. Notably, the itinerant-localization interactions lead to current-induced chiral spin orbit torques as well as Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) exchange torques that interact with the localized magnetic moments, facilitating all-electrical switching of the chiral magnetic order in the CoTa3S6 flake. Our work opens a promising avenue for manipulating antiferromagnetic orders by delicately engineering the synergistic interactions between magnetic moments and itinerant electrons.
title All-Electrical Self-Switching of van der Waals Chiral Antiferromagnet
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18272