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Multiple-stable anisotropic magnetoresistance memory in antiferromagnetic MnTe

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  • D. Kriegner

    (Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 3)

  • K. Výborný

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10)

  • K. Olejník

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10)

  • H. Reichlová

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10)

  • V. Novák

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10)

  • X. Marti

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10)

  • J. Gazquez

    (Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona ICMAB, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC)

  • V. Saidl

    (Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 3)

  • P. Němec

    (Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 3)

  • V. V. Volobuev

    (Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, Johannes Kepler University Linz
    National Technical University, ‘Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute’)

  • G. Springholz

    (Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, Johannes Kepler University Linz)

  • V. Holý

    (Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 3)

  • T. Jungwirth

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10
    School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham)

Abstract

Commercial magnetic memories rely on the bistability of ordered spins in ferromagnetic materials. Recently, experimental bistable memories have been realized using fully compensated antiferromagnetic metals. Here we demonstrate a multiple-stable memory device in epitaxial MnTe, an antiferromagnetic counterpart of common II–VI semiconductors. Favourable micromagnetic characteristics of MnTe allow us to demonstrate a smoothly varying zero-field antiferromagnetic anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) with a harmonic angular dependence on the writing magnetic field angle, analogous to ferromagnets. The continuously varying AMR provides means for the electrical read-out of multiple-stable antiferromagnetic memory states, which we set by heat-assisted magneto-recording and by changing the writing field direction. The multiple stability in our memory is ascribed to different distributions of domains with the Néel vector aligned along one of the three magnetic easy axes. The robustness against strong magnetic field perturbations combined with the multiple stability of the magnetic memory states are unique properties of antiferromagnets.

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  • D. Kriegner & K. Výborný & K. Olejník & H. Reichlová & V. Novák & X. Marti & J. Gazquez & V. Saidl & P. Němec & V. V. Volobuev & G. Springholz & V. Holý & T. Jungwirth, 2016. "Multiple-stable anisotropic magnetoresistance memory in antiferromagnetic MnTe," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms11623
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11623
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    1. Kenta Kimura & Yutaro Otake & Tsuyoshi Kimura, 2022. "Visualizing rotation and reversal of the Néel vector through antiferromagnetic trichroism," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Sihao Deng & Olena Gomonay & Jie Chen & Gerda Fischer & Lunhua He & Cong Wang & Qingzhen Huang & Feiran Shen & Zhijian Tan & Rui Zhou & Ze Hu & Libor Šmejkal & Jairo Sinova & Wolfgang Wernsdorfer & Ch, 2024. "Phase transitions associated with magnetic-field induced topological orbital momenta in a non-collinear antiferromagnet," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.

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