Topological antiferromagnetic spintronics

Libor Šmejkal; Yuriy Mokrousov; Binghai Yan; Allan H. MacDonald

doi:10.1038/s41567-018-0064-5

Topological antiferromagnetic spintronics

Libor Šmejkal, Yuriy Mokrousov, Binghai Yan, Allan H. MacDonald

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The recent demonstrations of electrical manipulation and detection of antiferromagnetic spins have opened up a new chapter in the story of spintronics. Here, we review the emerging research field that is exploring the links between antiferromagnetic spintronics and topological structures in real and momentum space. Active topics include proposals to realize Majorana fermions in antiferromagnetic topological superconductors, to control topological protection and Dirac points by manipulating antiferromagnetic order parameters, and to exploit the anomalous and topological Hall effects of zero-net-moment antiferromagnets. We explain the basic concepts behind these proposals, and discuss potential applications of topological antiferromagnetic spintronics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	242-251
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Physics
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0064-5
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

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