Imaging of current induced N\'eel vector switching in antiferromagnetic Mn$_2$Au

S. Yu. Bodnar; M. Filianina; S. P. Bommanaboyena; T. Forrest; F. Maccherozzi; A. A. Sapozhnik; Y. Skourski; M. Kläui; M. Jourdan

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.140409

Imaging of current induced N\'eel vector switching in antiferromagnetic Mn$_2$Au

Materials Science 2019-04-24 v1

Authors: S. Yu. Bodnar , M. Filianina , S. P. Bommanaboyena , T. Forrest , F. Maccherozzi , A. A. Sapozhnik , Y. Skourski , M. Kläui , M. Jourdan

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Abstract

The effects of current induced N\'eel spin-orbit torques on the antiferromagnetic domain structure of epitaxial Mn $_2$ Au thin films were investigated by X-ray magnetic linear dichroism - photoemission electron microscopy (XMLD-PEEM). We observed current induced switching of AFM domains essentially corresponding to morphological features of the samples. Reversible as well as irreversible N\'eel vector reorientation was obtained in different parts of the samples and the switching of up to 30 % of all domains in the field of view of 10 $\mu$ m is demonstrated. Our direct microscopical observations are compared to and fully consistent with anisotropic magnetoresistance effects previously attributed to current induced N\'eel vector switching in Mn $_2$ Au.

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antiferromagnetic mn2au neel vector switching current-induced spin-orbit torque xmld-peem domain imaging anisotropic magnetoresistance

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@article{arxiv.1902.02063,
  title  = {Imaging of current induced N\'eel vector switching in antiferromagnetic Mn$_2$Au},
  author = {S. Yu. Bodnar and M. Filianina and S. P. Bommanaboyena and T. Forrest and F. Maccherozzi and A. A. Sapozhnik and Y. Skourski and M. Kläui and M. Jourdan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.02063},
  year   = {2019}
}

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Imaging of current induced N\'eel vector switching in antiferromagnetic Mn$_2$Au

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