Science Daily January 29, 2018
Using antiferromagnets as active elements in spintronics requires the ability to manipulate and read-out the Néel vector orientation. An international team of researchers (Germany, Czech Republic, UK) has demonstrated current-induced switching of the Néel vector for metallic thin films of Mn2Au which orders antiferromagnetically at high temperatures. They measured ten times larger magnetoresistance as observed for CuMnAs, used as a preferred material that has several disadvantages… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Crystal structure of Mn2Au with antiferromagnetically ordered magnetic moments. Credit: Ill./©: Libor Šmejkal, JGU