Controlling 2D materials' magnetic state using only electric fields advances spintronics and data storage/ processing

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-electrical-magnetism-2d-materials-advance.html

"no high-energy magnetic field/ bulky components... low power consumption... apply small gate voltage to specific 2D van der Waals magnets, injecting/ removing charge carriers altering exchange interaction between spins, resulting in ability to switch between ferromagnetic (magnetic)/ antiferromagnetic (non-magnetic/compensated)... Van der Waals Heterostructures layered with 2D graphene or hexagonal boron nitride facilitating electrical tuning... future: room temperature quantum spintronic devices"

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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1120301