Robust spin injection via thermal magnon pumping in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet hybrid systems
Robust spin injection via thermal magnon pumping in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet hybrid systems
Rodriguez, R.; Regmi, S.; Zhang, H.; Yuan, W.; Makushko, P.; Montoya, E. A.; Veremchuk, I.; Hübner, R.; Makarov, D.; Shi, J.; Cheng, R.; Barsukov, I.
Robust spin injection and detection in antiferromagnetic thin films is a prerequisite for the exploration
of antiferromagnetic spin dynamics and the development of nanoscale antiferromagnet-based spintronic applications.
Previous studies have shown spin injection and detection in antiferromagnet/nonmagnetic metal
bilayers; however, spin injection in these systems has been found effective at cryogenic temperatures only.
Here, we experimentally demonstrate sizable interfacial spin transport in a hybrid antiferromagnet/ferromagnet
system, consisting of Cr2O3 and permalloy, which remains robust up to the room temperature. We examine our
experimental data within a spin diffusion model and find evidence for the important role of interfacial magnon
pumping in the signal generation. The results bridge spin-orbitronic phenomena of ferromagnetic metals with
antiferromagnetic spintronics and demonstrate an advancement toward antiferromagnetic spin-torque devices.
Keywords: antiferromagnetic spintronics; Cr2O3 thin films; spin injection
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