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Ultrafast push for counterintuitive spintronics

Nature Materials volume 22, pages 673–674 (2023)Cite this article

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Current-inducing switching of magnetization is crucial for future magnetic data processing technologies, but switching it with speed and energy efficiency remains challenging. Using femtosecond optical pulses, instead of conventional charge currents, is found to make spintronics not only ultrafast but also counterintuitive.

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Fig. 1: A write–erase cycle of the ultrafast spin switching in a ferromagnetic spin valve using a femtosecond light pulse.

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Afanasiev, D., Kimel, A.V. Ultrafast push for counterintuitive spintronics. Nat. Mater. 22, 673–674 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01554-9

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