Electric control of Dirac quasiparticles by spin-orbit torque in an antiferromagnet

Spin orbitronics and Dirac quasiparticles are two fields of condensed matter physics initiated independently about a decade ago. Here we predict that Dirac quasiparticles can be controlled by the spin-orbit torque reorientation of the Néel vector in an antiferromagnet. Using CuMnAs as an example, we...

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Main Authors: Šmejkal, L., Železný, J., Sinova, J., Jungwirth, T.
Format: Article
Published: American Physical Society 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44178/