Ionic liquid gating control of RKKY interaction in FeCoB/Ru/FeCoB and (Pt/Co)2/Ru/(Co/Pt)2 multilayers

Qu Yang; Lei Wang; Ziyao Zhou; Liqian Wang; Yijun Zhang; Shishun Zhao; Guohua Dong; Yuxin Cheng; Tai Min; Zhongqiang Hu; Wei Chen; Ke Xia; Ming Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03356-z

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Ionic liquid gating control of RKKY interaction in FeCoB/Ru/FeCoB and (Pt/Co)2/Ru/(Co/Pt)2 multilayers

Qu Yang,
Lei Wang,
Ziyao Zhou,
Liqian Wang,
Yijun Zhang,
Shishun Zhao,
Guohua Dong,
Yuxin Cheng,
Tai Min,
Zhongqiang Hu,
Wei Chen,
Ke Xia,
Ming Liu

Affiliations

Qu Yang: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Lei Wang: Center for Spintronics and Quantum System, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Ziyao Zhou: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Liqian Wang: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Yijun Zhang: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Shishun Zhao: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Guohua Dong: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Yuxin Cheng: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Tai Min: Center for Spintronics and Quantum System, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Zhongqiang Hu: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Wei Chen: Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Ke Xia: The Center for Advanced Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University
Ming Liu: Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi’an Jiaotong University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03356-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Energy efficient control of magnetization in antiferromagnetic materials is one of the key ingredients for antiferromagnetic spintronics. Here the authors demonstrate voltage control of RKKY interaction and magnetization switching in synthetic antiferromagnetic multilayers by ionic liquid gating.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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