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Energy-efficient ultrafast nucleation of single and multiple antiferromagnetic skyrmions using in-plane spin
Kacho Imtiyaz Ali Khan1, Naveen Sisodia1, P K Muduli2
1Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
Abstract:
We numerically investigate the ultrafast nucleation of antiferromagnetic (AFM) skyrmion using in-plane spin-polarized current and present its key advantages over out-of-plane spin-polarized current. We show that the threshold current density required for the creation of AFM skyrmion is almost an order of magnitude lower for the in-plane spin-polarized current. The nucleation time for the AFM skyrmion is found to be [Formula: see text] ps for the corresponding current density of 1-[Formula: see text]. We also demonstrate ultrafast nucleation of multiple AFM skyrmions that is possible only with in-plane spin polarized current and discuss how the current pulse width can be used to control the number of AFM skyrmions. The results show more than one order of magnitude improvement in energy consumption for ultrafast nucleation of AFM skyrmions using in-plane spin-polarized current, which is promising for applications such as logic gates, racetrack memory, and neuromorphic computing.
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