Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaa812
Keywords
antiferromagnetic spintronics; exchange bias; antiferromagnet
Funding
- Young Chang Jiang Scholars Program
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51571128, 51671110, 51601006]
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Antiferromagnetic materials, which have drawn considerable attention recently, have fascinating features: they are robust against perturbation, produce no stray fields, and exhibit ultrafast dynamics. Discerning how to efficiently manipulate the magnetic state of an antiferromagnet is key to the development of antiferromagnetic spintronics. In this review, we introduce four main methods (magnetic, strain, electrical, and optical) to mediate the magnetic states and elaborate on intrinsic origins of different antiferromagnetic materials. Magnetic control includes a strong magnetic field, exchange bias, and field cooling, which are traditional and basic. Strain control involves the magnetic anisotropy effect or metamagnetic transition. Electrical control can be divided into two parts, electric field and electric current, both of which are convenient for practical applications. Optical control includes thermal and electronic excitation, an inertiadriven mechanism, and terahertz laser control, with the potential for ultrafast antiferromagnetic manipulation. This review sheds light on effective usage of antiferromagnets and provides a new perspective on antiferromagnetic spintronics.
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