Nonvolatile Magnonics in Bilayer Magnetic Insulators.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Nonvolatile control of spin order or spin excitations offers a promising avenue for advancing spintronics; however, practical implementation remains challenging. In this Letter, we propose a general framework to realize electrical control of magnons in 2D magnetic insulators. We demonstrate that in bilayer ferromagnetic insulators with strong spin-layer coupling, the electric field <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> can effectively manipulate the spin exchange interactions between the layers, enabling nonvolatile control of the corresponding magnons. Notably, in this bilayer, <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> can induce nonzero Berry curvature and orbital moments of magnons, the chirality of which are coupled to the direction of <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub>. This coupling facilitates <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> manipulation of the corresponding magnon valley and orbital Hall currents. Furthermore, such bilayers can be easily engineered, as demonstrated by our density-functional-theory calculations on Janus bilayer Cr-based ferromagnets. Our work provides an important step toward realizing nonvolatile magnonics and paves a promising way for future magnetoelectric coupling devices.