Graphene-based synthetic antiferromagnets and ferrimagnets

P. Gargiani; R. Cuadrado; H. B. Vasili; M. Pruneda; M. Valvidares

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00825-9

Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Graphene-based synthetic antiferromagnets and ferrimagnets

P. Gargiani,
R. Cuadrado,
H. B. Vasili,
M. Pruneda,
M. Valvidares

Affiliations

P. Gargiani: ALBA Synchrotron Light Source
R. Cuadrado: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB
H. B. Vasili: ALBA Synchrotron Light Source
M. Pruneda: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB
M. Valvidares: ALBA Synchrotron Light Source

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00825-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Antiferromagnetic spintronics may pave the way to innovative information storage devices with perpendicular coupling, however experimental demonstrations are still sparse. Here, the authors demonstrate a graphene-mediated perpendicular antiferromagnetic coupling between Fe and Co layers in a Fe/graphene/Co sandwich structure.

Published in Nature Communications

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