Turn-On of Current-Induced Spin Torque Upon Non-collinear Antiferromagnetic Ordering in Delafossite PdCrO<sub>2</sub>.

Huang, Xiaoxi; Song, Qi; Gurung, Gautam; Pharis, Daniel A; Cham, Thow Min Jerald; Chen, Yulan; Jain, Rakshit; Olszewski, Maciej et al. · Adv Mater · 2026

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Measurements of the current-induced spin torque produced by the delafossite antiferromagnet PdCrO<sub>2</sub> and acting on an adjacent ferromagnetic permalloy layer are reported. The spin torque increases strongly as the temperature is reduced through the Néel temperature, when the PdCrO<sub>2</sub> transitions from a paramagnetic phase to a non-collinear antiferromagnetic state. This result is qualitatively consistent with density functional theory calculations regarding how spin-current generation changes upon antiferromagnetic ordering in PdCrO<sub>2</sub>.