Observation of current-induced bulk magnetization in elemental tellurium

Tetsuya Furukawa; Yuri Shimokawa; Kaya Kobayashi; Tetsuaki Itou

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01093-3

Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Observation of current-induced bulk magnetization in elemental tellurium

Tetsuya Furukawa,
Yuri Shimokawa,
Kaya Kobayashi,
Tetsuaki Itou

Affiliations

Tetsuya Furukawa: Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science
Yuri Shimokawa: Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science
Kaya Kobayashi: Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
Tetsuaki Itou: Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01093-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Electrical control of magnetic response in bulk material without electric or magnetic order is rare and potentially attractive for high efficient spintronics. Here, the authors report magnetization in elemental tellurium driven purely by current without any (anti-)ferroic order.

Published in Nature Communications

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