Momentum-Resolved Tunneling Modulation Induced Giant Multistate Resistance in Antiferroelectric Multiferroic Junction

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Main Authors: Yang, Wei, Xu, Yibo, Li, Shen, Han, Jiangchao, Chen, Jiayou, Rojas-Sánchez, Juan-Carlos, Mangin, Stéphane, Lin, Xiaoyang, Zhao, Weisheng
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author Yang, Wei
Xu, Yibo
Li, Shen
Han, Jiangchao
Chen, Jiayou
Rojas-Sánchez, Juan-Carlos
Mangin, Stéphane
Lin, Xiaoyang
Zhao, Weisheng
author_facet Yang, Wei
Xu, Yibo
Li, Shen
Han, Jiangchao
Chen, Jiayou
Rojas-Sánchez, Juan-Carlos
Mangin, Stéphane
Lin, Xiaoyang
Zhao, Weisheng
contents Multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJs), integrating ferroelectric and ferromagnetic functionalities within a single nanoscale device, hold significant promise for non-volatile, multi-state memory and innovative computing paradigms. In conventional MFTJs, tunneling resistance modulation relies primarily on ferroelectric (FE) polarization switching, which alters interfacial electric fields and shifts the Fermi level of adjacent ferromagnetic electrodes. However, achieving high tunnelelectroresistance (TER) through this approach demands strong built-in electric fields, which simultaneously hinder FE polarization switching, creating an intrinsic trade-off between reliable data reading and efficient writing. Here, we propose a dual mechanism that combines antiferroelectric (AFE) phase-transition modulation of the evanescent decay states with interfacial spin filtering based on $Fe_3GaTe_2$/bilayer-$In_2Se_3$/$Fe_3GaTe_2$ heterostructure. Beyond altering the electrostatic potential as in AFE-FE switching, the transitions between head-type and tail-type AFE states preserve the centrosymmetric potential profile yet fundamentally modulate the momentum-resolved distribution of evanescent decay rates across the Brillouin zone. When integrated with perfect spin filtering at the $Fe_3GaTe_2$/$α$-$In_2Se_3$ interface, this mechanism yields a giant TER (~$7.6\times10^3\%$), over 4 times that of conventional FE-based MFTJs, and a TMR exceeding $6.8\times10^5\%$, enhanced by two orders of magnitude over typical MFTJs. These mechanisms resolve the performance trade-off in MFTJs, enabling six distinct non-volatile resistance states at room temperature.
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spellingShingle Momentum-Resolved Tunneling Modulation Induced Giant Multistate Resistance in Antiferroelectric Multiferroic Junction
Yang, Wei
Xu, Yibo
Li, Shen
Han, Jiangchao
Chen, Jiayou
Rojas-Sánchez, Juan-Carlos
Mangin, Stéphane
Lin, Xiaoyang
Zhao, Weisheng
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJs), integrating ferroelectric and ferromagnetic functionalities within a single nanoscale device, hold significant promise for non-volatile, multi-state memory and innovative computing paradigms. In conventional MFTJs, tunneling resistance modulation relies primarily on ferroelectric (FE) polarization switching, which alters interfacial electric fields and shifts the Fermi level of adjacent ferromagnetic electrodes. However, achieving high tunnelelectroresistance (TER) through this approach demands strong built-in electric fields, which simultaneously hinder FE polarization switching, creating an intrinsic trade-off between reliable data reading and efficient writing. Here, we propose a dual mechanism that combines antiferroelectric (AFE) phase-transition modulation of the evanescent decay states with interfacial spin filtering based on $Fe_3GaTe_2$/bilayer-$In_2Se_3$/$Fe_3GaTe_2$ heterostructure. Beyond altering the electrostatic potential as in AFE-FE switching, the transitions between head-type and tail-type AFE states preserve the centrosymmetric potential profile yet fundamentally modulate the momentum-resolved distribution of evanescent decay rates across the Brillouin zone. When integrated with perfect spin filtering at the $Fe_3GaTe_2$/$α$-$In_2Se_3$ interface, this mechanism yields a giant TER (~$7.6\times10^3\%$), over 4 times that of conventional FE-based MFTJs, and a TMR exceeding $6.8\times10^5\%$, enhanced by two orders of magnitude over typical MFTJs. These mechanisms resolve the performance trade-off in MFTJs, enabling six distinct non-volatile resistance states at room temperature.
title Momentum-Resolved Tunneling Modulation Induced Giant Multistate Resistance in Antiferroelectric Multiferroic Junction
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.23577