The experimental demonstration of antiferromagnetic tunnelling anisotropic magnetoresistance paves the way for spintronic devices based on antiferromagnets, rather than ferromagnets.
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Duine, R. An alternating alternative. Nature Mater 10, 344–345 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3015
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