Spin Josephson effects in Exchange coupled Anti-ferromagnets

Abstract

The energy of exchange coupled antiferromagnetic insulators (AFMIs) is a periodic function of the relative in-plane orientation of the Néel vector fields. We show that this leads to oscillations in the relative magnetization of exchange coupled AFMIs separated by a thin metallic barrier. These oscillations pump a spin current ($I_S$) through the metallic spacer that is proportional to the rate of change of the relative in-plane orientation of the Néel vector fields. By considering spin-transfer torque induced by a spin chemical potential ($V_S$) at one of the interfaces, we predict non-Ohmic $I_S$-$V_S$ characteristics of AFMI exchange coupled hetero-structures, which leads to a non-local voltage across a spin-orbit coupled metallic spacer.

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