Researchers from Augsburg and Japan have achieved a breakthrough by writing and reading magnetic information in antiferromagnets using only light. The new method, based on the momentum of laser pulses, could enable faster, low-energy data storage and directly link optical communication with magnetic memory technologies. The research was recently published in the renowned journal Nature Materials.

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In an exciting competition, the Chair of Experimental Physics V secured first place. With strong teamwork, dedication, and skillful play, the team prevailed against its competitors and claimed this year’s championship.

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Following the completion of his doctorate last year, Felix Schilberth, an outstanding young scientist from the University of Augsburg, is taking the next step in his academic career by moving to Japan. [Experimental Physics V]

A Japanese–German research consortium aims to harness a special class of magnetic materials for ultrafast, energy-efficient data processing: antiferromagnets. The network is coordinated by Prof. Dr. István Kézsmárki at the University of Augsburg and brings together five leading research groups from Japan and Germany. [University of Augsburg]

Physicists at the University of Augsburg together with collaborators from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Rutgers University, USA, have successfully switched an antiferromagnetic state in an insulator by voltage pulses, within just a few tens of billionths of a second. Their findings were recently published in Physical Review Letters. 

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Physikerinnen und Physiker aus Augsburg, Bonn, Köln, Dresden, Genf und Prince George (Kanada) haben einen exotischen Quantenzustand der Materie in einer Festkörperverbindung entdeckt – sogenannte repulsiv gebundene Magnonen. Diese spektakuläre Beobachtung wurde in der renommierten Fachzeitschrift Nature veröffentlicht. Hauptautor ist Prof. Dr. Zhe Wang von der Technischen Universität Dortmund. [University of Augsburg]