Changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam

Caption

The researchers used a laser pulse (blue) to change the polarity of a ferromagnetic state in a special material consisting of twisted atomic layers (red).

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Illustration: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel / University of Basel, Department of Physics

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