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May 6, 2024
A scanning tunneling microscope topography scan across a half 4H-SiC unit cell step edge shows two indenene domains (insets) that are mutually rotated by 180°. Selected for an Editors’ Suggestion.
Jonas Erhardt et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 196401 (2024)
RMP ON THE COVER
March 13, 2024
Electronic devices that incorporate magnetism, called spintronic devices, can increase the functionality of electronic circuits and lead to increases in efficiency. Such devices are useful if the magnetization can be manipulated electrically rather than by magnetic fields. This review covers the materials, underlying physics, and applications involved in such manipulation, focusing on two control mechanisms. The first is control by manipulating the magnetization through its coupling to ferroelectric order and the second is control by spin-polarized currents manipulating the magnetization through the angular momentum flowing into it.
Albert Fert et al.
Rev. Mod. Phys. 96, 015005 (2024)