All-optical control of spin in a 2D van der Waals magnet

The use of light in driving the magnetization of materials has great technological potential, as well as allowing for insights into the fast dynamics of magnetic systems. Here, the authors combine CrI3, a van der Waals magnet, with WSe2, and demonstrate all optical switching of the resulting heteros...

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Main Authors: Maciej Da̧browski, Shi Guo, Mara Strungaru, Paul S. Keatley, Freddie Withers, Elton J. G. Santos, Robert J. Hicken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33343-4