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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 theoretically and numerically study the terahertz auto oscillations in thin-film metallic non-collinear coplanar antiferromagnets (AFMs), such as $\mathrm{Mn_{3}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{Mn_{3}Ir}$, under the effect of anti-damping spin-torque…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-23 Ankit Shukla , Shaloo Rakheja

Compact terahertz (THz) functional devices are greatly sought after for high-speed wireless communication, biochemical sensing, and non-destructive inspection. However, conventional devices to generate and guide THz waves are afflicted with…

We consider the current-induced dynamics of insulating antiferromagnets in a spin Hall geometry. Sufficiently large in-plane currents perpendicular to the N\'{e}el order trigger spontaneous oscillations at frequencies between the acoustic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-23 Ran Cheng , Di Xiao , Arne Brataas

Spin-transfer torques in magnetic nanocontacts can lead to self-sustained magnetization oscillations that involve large-amplitude gyrotropic vortex motion. This dynamics consists of a steady state orbit around the nanocontact, which is made…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-07-23 Joo-Von Kim , Thibaut Devolder

Recently, unconventional spin-orbit torques (SOTs) with tunable spin generation open new pathways for designing novel magnetization control for cutting-edge spintronics innovations. A leading research thrust is to develop field-free…

Spin-orbit torque (SOT) can drive sustained spin wave (SW) auto-oscillations in a class of emerging microwave devices known as spin Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs), which have highly non-linear properties governing robust mutual…

The generation of controlled and arbitrarily tunable terahertz radiation, essential for many applications, has proven challenging due to the complexity of experimental setups and fabrication techniques. We introduce a new strategy involving…

The development of compact and tunable room temperature sources of coherent THz-frequency signals would open a way for numerous new applications. The existing approaches to THz-frequency generation based on superconductor Josephson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-03 Roman Khymyn , Ivan Lisenkov , Vasyl Tiberkevich , Boris A. Ivanov , Andrei Slavin

Non-collinear antiferromagnets (NCAFMs) are appealing for antiferromagnetic spintronics, as they combine the advantages of collinear antiferromagnets with novel emergent phenomena stemming from their complex spin structures. These phenomena…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-23 Feodor Svetlanov Konomaev , Mithuss Tharmalingam , Kjetil M. D. Hals

We demonstrate the generation of high-quality tunable terahertz (THz) vortices in an eigenmode by employing soft-aperture difference frequency generation of a vortex output and a Gaussian mode. The generated THz vortex output exhibits a…

We study dynamics of antiferromagnets induced by simultaneous application of dc spin current and ac charge current, motivated by the requirement of all-electrically controlled devices in THz gap (0.1-30 THz). We show that ac electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-03 O. Gomonay , T. Jungwirth , J. Sinova

Interplay between magnetic ordering and topological electrons not only enables new topological phases but also underpins electrical control of magnetism. Here we extend the Kane-Mele model to include the exchange coupling to a collinear…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-22 Junyu Tang , Hantao Zhang , Ran Cheng

Ultrafast charge transport in strongly biased semiconductors is at the heart of highspeed electronics, electro-optics, and fundamental solid-state physics. Intense light pulses in the terahertz (THz) spectral range have opened fascinating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-14 O. Schubert , M. Hohenleutner , F. Langer , B. Urbanek , C. Lange , U. Huttner , D. Golde , T. Meier , M. Kira , S. W. Koch , R. Huber

Spin torque nano-oscillators (STNOs) hold encouraging promise for nanoscale microwave generators, modulators, and new types of intelligent computing. The nonlinearity, describing the current-induced tunability of oscillating frequency, is a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-05-13 Zixi Wang , Wenlong Cai , Ao Du , Zanhong Chen , Lei Zhou , Shiyang Lu , Kewen Shi , Weisheng Zhao

In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing non-collinear antiferromagnets (NCAFMs) for applications in antiferromagnetic spintronics. A key requirement for their practical use is the ability to control the spin order in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-18 Mithuss Tharmalingam , Feodor Svetlanov Konomaev , Kjetil M. D. Hals

The discovery of two-dimensional gapless Dirac fermions in graphene and topological insulators (TI) has sparked extensive ongoing research toward applications of their unique electronic properties. The gapless surface states in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-15 Minjin Kim , Jihwan Kim , Yasen Hou , Dong Yu , Yong-Joo Doh , Bongsoo Kim , Kun Woo Kim , Junho Suh

Bloch-Bloembergen-Slonczewski equation is adopted to simulate magnetization dynamics in spin-valve based spin-transfer torque oscillator with synthetic antiferromagnet acting as a free magnetic layer. High frequency up to the terahertz…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 Hai Zhong , Shizhu Qiao , Shishen Yan , Hong Zhang , Yufeng Qin , Lanju Liang , Dequan Wei , Yinrui Zhao , Shishou Kang

We demonstrate a high-quality spin orbit torque nano-oscillator comprised of spin wave modes confined by the magnetic field by the strongly inhomogeneous dipole field of a nearby micromagnet. This approach enables variable spatial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-28 Chi Zhang , Inhee Lee , Yong Pu , Sergei A. Manuilov , Denis V. Pelekhov , P. Chris Hammel

Terahertz spintronics offers the prospect of devices which are both faster and more energy-efficient. A promising route to achieve this goal is to exploit current-induced spin-orbit torques. However, the high-frequency properties of these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-21 Filipe S. M. Guimarães , Juba Bouaziz , Manuel dos Santos Dias , Samir Lounis
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