Tunneling current-controlled spin states in few-layer van der Waals magnets

Fu, ZhuangEn; Samarawickrama, Piumi I.; Ackerman, John; Zhu, Yanglin; Mao, Zhiqiang; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Wang, Wenyong; Dahnovsky, Yuri; Wu, Mingzhong; Chien, TeYu; Tang, Jinke; MacDonald, Allan H.; Chen, Hua; Tian, Jifa

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47820-5

Tunneling current-controlled spin states in few-layer van der Waals magnets

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47820-5· OSTI ID:2345074

; Samarawickrama, Piumi I.; Ackerman, John; Zhu, Yanglin; ; ; ; Wang, Wenyong; Dahnovsky, Yuri; Wu, Mingzhong; ; Tang, Jinke; ; ;

Abstract

Effective control of magnetic phases in two-dimensional magnets would constitute crucial progress in spintronics, holding great potential for future computing technologies. Here, we report a new approach of leveraging tunneling current as a tool for controlling spin states in CrI ₃ . We reveal that a tunneling current can deterministically switch between spin-parallel and spin-antiparallel states in few-layer CrI ₃ , depending on the polarity and amplitude of the current. We propose a mechanism involving nonequilibrium spin accumulation in the graphene electrodes in contact with the CrI ₃ layers. We further demonstrate tunneling current-tunable stochastic switching between multiple spin states of the CrI ₃ tunnel devices, which goes beyond conventional bi-stable stochastic magnetic tunnel junctions and has not been documented in two-dimensional magnets. Our findings not only address the existing knowledge gap concerning the influence of tunneling currents in controlling the magnetism in two-dimensional magnets, but also unlock possibilities for energy-efficient probabilistic and neuromorphic computing.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020074; SC0021281

OSTI ID:: 2345074

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2578010

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 15; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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