Phys. Rev. Applied 13, 024055 (2020)
Magnetic Logic Gate Based on Polarized Spin Waves
Weichao Yu1, Jin Lan1,2, and Jiang Xiao1,3,*
1 Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
2 Center of Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
3 Institute for Nanoelectronics Devices and Quantum Computing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
* xiaojiang@fudan.edu.cn
ABSTRACT
Spin wave, the precession of magnetic order in magnetic materials, is a collective excitation that carries spin angular momentum. Similar to acoustic or optical waves, the spin wave also possesses the polarization degrees of freedom. Although such polarization degrees of freedom are frozen in ferromagnets, they are fully unlocked in antiferromagnets or ferrimagnets. Here we introduce the concept of magnetic gating and demonstrate a spin-wave analog of the Datta-Das spin transistor in antiferromagnets. Utilizing the interplay between polarized spin wave and the antiferromagnetic domain walls, we propose a universal logic gate of pure magnetic nature, which realizes all Boolean operations in one single magnetic structure.
