Giant nonvolatile manipulation of magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions by electric fields via magnetoelectric coupling

Aitian Chen; Yan Wen; Bin Fang; Yuelei Zhao; Qiang Zhang; Yuansi Chang; Peisen Li; Hao Wu; Haoliang Huang; Yalin Lu; Zhongming Zeng; Jianwang Cai; Xiufeng Han; Tom Wu; Xi-Xiang Zhang; Yonggang Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08061-5

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Giant nonvolatile manipulation of magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions by electric fields via magnetoelectric coupling

Aitian Chen,
Yan Wen,
Bin Fang,
Yuelei Zhao,
Qiang Zhang,
Yuansi Chang,
Peisen Li,
Hao Wu,
Haoliang Huang,
Yalin Lu,
Zhongming Zeng,
Jianwang Cai,
Xiufeng Han,
Tom Wu,
Xi-Xiang Zhang,
Yonggang Zhao

Affiliations

Aitian Chen: Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Tsinghua University
Yan Wen: Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Bin Fang: Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuelei Zhao: Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Qiang Zhang: Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yuansi Chang: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peisen Li: Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Tsinghua University
Hao Wu: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haoliang Huang: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale & National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Yalin Lu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale & National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Zhongming Zeng: Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianwang Cai: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiufeng Han: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tom Wu: Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Xi-Xiang Zhang: Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yonggang Zhao: Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08061-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Electric field controlled magnetism provides an energy efficient way for the operations in the spintronic devices. Here the authors show strain induced, reversible, nonvolatile electric field control of magnetization and magnetoresistance in a magnetic tunnel junction on a ferroelectric substrate at room temperature and zero magnetic field.

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