Spin Loss Into Energy: New Principle Could Enable Ultra-Low Power Devices

> In their experiments, the team demonstrated the paradox that the greater the spin loss, the less power is required to switch magnetization. As a result, the energy efficiency is up to three times higher than conventional methods, and it can be realized without special materials or complex device structures, making it highly practical and industrially scalable.

"Magnetization switching driven by magnonic spin dissipation" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61073-w :

> Abstract: [...] we present an unconventional approach that exploits magnon dissipation for magnetization control, rather than mitigating it. By combining a single ferromagnetic metal with an antiferromagnetic insulator that breaks symmetry in spin transport across the layers while preserving the symmetry in charge transport, we realize considerable spin-orbit torques comparable to those found in non-magnetic metals, enough for magnetization switching. Our systematic experiments and comprehensive analysis confirm that our findings are a result of magnonic spin dissipation, rather than external spin sources