[1935–40; anti- + ferromagnet]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bingo, blitz, complementation, prime mover, roometteanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)
Examples of 'antiferromagnet' in a sentence
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This study will enhance the understanding of physics in antiferromagnet-based spintronic devices.
Xi Chen, Shouguo Wang, Gang Han, Shaolong Jiang, Kang Yang, Qianqian Liu, JialongLiu, Rongming Wang, Guanghua Yu 2015, 'Large enhancement of Blocking temperature by control of interfacial structures inPt/NiFe/IrMn/MgO/Pt multilayers', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4931163. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
More recently, an alternative pathway involving the change of the magnetic state (ferromagnet to antiferromagnet) has been proposed.
J. D. Clarkson, I. Fina, Z. Q. Liu, Y. Lee, J. Kim, C. Frontera, K. Cordero, S. Wisotzki,F. Sanchez, J. Sort, S. L. Hsu, C. Ko, L. Aballe, M. Foerster, J. Wu, H. M. Christen,J. T. Heron, D. G. Schlom, S. Salahuddin, N. Kioussis, J. Fontcuberta, X. Marti, R.Ramesh 2017, 'Hidden Magnetic States Emergent Under Electric Field, In A Room Temperature CompositeMagnetoelectric Multiferroic', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-13760-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)