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We propose a design of a THz-frequency signal generator based on a layered structure consisting of a current-driven platinum (Pt) layer and a layer of an antiferromagnet (AFM) with easy-plane anisotropy, where the magnetization vectors of…

Antiferromagnets (AFMs) are promising materials for future high-frequency field-free spintronic applications. Self-localized spin structures can enhance their capabilities and introduce new functionalities to AFM-based devices. Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-17 R. V. Ovcharov , B. A. Ivanov , J. Åkerman , R. S. Khymyn

We demonstrate numerically that a pure time-harmonic bias AC current of some particular amplitude $\tau_f$ and angular frequency $\omega_f$ can excite the chaotic magnetization dynamics in a Josephson-like antiferromagnetic (AFM) spin Hall…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-24 D. V. Slobodianiuk , O. V. Prokopenko

It is demonstrated theoretically that a thin layer of an anisotropic antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulator can effectively conduct spin current by excitation of a pair of evanescent AFM spin wave modes. The spin current flowing through the AFM…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-06-28 Roman Khymyn , Ivan Lisenkov , Vasil S. Tiberkevich , Andrei N. Slavin , Boris A. Ivanov

The realization of THz sources is a fundamental aspect for a wide range of applications. Over different approaches, compact THz oscillators can be realized taking advantage of dynamics in antiferromagnetic (AFMs) thin films driven by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-16 Vito Puliafito , Roman Khymyn , Mario Carpentieri , Bruno Azzerboni , Vasyl Tiberkevich , Andrei Slavin , Giovanni Finocchio

A concept of an electrically tunable resonance detector of THz-frequency signals based on antiferromagnetic/heavy metal (AFM/HM) hetero-structure is proposed. The conversion of a THz-frequency input signal into DC voltage is done using the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-17 A. Safin , V. Puliafito , M. Carpentieri , G. Finocchio , S. Nikitov , P. Stremoukhov , A. Kirilyuk , V. Tyberkevych , A. Slavin

Antiferromagnetic materials have been proposed as new types of narrowband THz spintronic devices owing to their ultrafast spin dynamics. Manipulating coherently their spin dynamics, however, remains a key challenge that is envisioned to be…

The recent discovery of spin-current transmission through antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulating materials opens up unprecedented opportunities for fundamental physics and spintronics applications. The great mystery currently surrounding this…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-12-04 Q. Li , M. Yang , C. Klewe , P. Shafer , A. T. N'Diaye , D. Hou , T. Y. Wang , N. Gao , E. Saitoh , C. Hwang , R. J. Hicken , J. Li , E. Arenholz , Z. Q. Qiu

We describe the dynamics of an antiferromagnetic nano-oscillator in an external magnetic field of any given time distribution. The oscillator is powered by a spin current originating from spin-orbit effects in a neighboring heavy metal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-12-06 Jakub Chęciński , Marek Frankowski , Tomasz Stobiecki

We show how a charge current through a single antiferromagnetic layer can excite and control self-oscillations. Sustained oscillations with tunable amplitudes and frequencies are possible in a variety of geometries using certain classes of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-06 Roberto E. Troncoso , Karsten Rode , Plamen Stamenov , J. Michael D. Coey , Arne Brataas

We propose that unconventional Josephson effects can typically emerge in {\it PT}-symmetric antiferromagnetic (AFM) bilayer systems. When proximitized by a conventional superconductor, these heterostructures host dominant interlayer Cooper…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-28 Jin-Xin Hu , Mengli Hu , Ying-Ming Xie , K. T. Law

A temperature gradient ${\Delta}T$ across a Josephson junction induces a thermoelectric current. We predict the AC Josephson effect is activated when this current surpasses the junction's critical current. Our investigation of this…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-03 Olli Mansikkamäki , Francesco Giazotto , Alexander Balatsky

Spin-wave (SW) spectra have theoretically been studied in a thin film of a ferromagnet (FM) on a substrate from a paramagnet (PM) (an FM above the critical temperature) or from superconductor (SC). A spin wave propagating in the FM induces…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-15 M. A. Kuznetsov , A. A. Fraerman

A vital goal in spintronics is the efficient electrical generation of spin currents, a pursuit that has recently focused on using antiferromagnets (AFMs) as spin current sources. It has been demonstrated that antiferromagnets with broken PT…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-07 Meng Zhu , Jianting Dong , Xinlu Li , Jiahao Shentu , Yizhuo Song , Evgeny Y. Tsymbal , Jia Zhang

Spin-torque effects in antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials are of great interest due to the possible applications as high-speed spintronic devices. In the present paper we analyze the statistical properties of the current-driven AFM…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-01-01 Helen Gomonay , Vadim Loktev

Spintronic devices based on antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials hold the promise of fast switching speeds and robustness against magnetic fields. Different device concepts have been predicted and experimentally demonstrated, such as…

We study Josephson-like junctions formed by materials with antiferromagnetic (AF) order parameters. As an antiferromagnet, we consider a two-band material in which a spin density wave (SDW) arises. This could be Fe-based pnictides in the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-02-01 A. Moor , A. F. Volkov , K. B. Efetov

It is widely known that antiferromagnets (AFMs) display a high frequency response in the terahertz (THz) range, which opens up the possibility for ultrafast control of their magnetization for next generation data storage and processing…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-04-26 Joel Hirst , Sergiu Ruta , Jerome Jackson , Thomas Ostler

A method to perform spectrum analysis on low power signals between 0.1 and 10 THz is proposed. It utilizes a nanoscale antiferromagnetic tunnel junction (ATJ) that produces an oscillating tunneling anisotropic magnetoresistance, whose…

Antiferromagnets (AFMs) have great benefits for spintronic applications such as high frequencies (up to THz), high speeds (up to tens of km/s) of magnetic excitations, and field-free operation. Advanced devices will require high-speed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-25 Roman V. Ovcharov , B. A. Ivanov , Johan Åkerman , Roman S. Khymyn
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