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  "abstract": "Electrical switching in antiferromagnets is commonly described as the action of current-induced torques on a rigid order parameter. In frustrated magnets, however, competing states can create a history-dependent energy landscape in which slow collective dynamics actively participate in electrical reconfiguration. Here, we demonstrate frustration-assisted switching in near-stoichiometric $Co_xTaS_2$, a van der Waals antiferromagnet located at the composition-sensitive boundary between Hall-active and Hall-inactive multi-Q-related magnetic regimes. Although the crystals exhibit no resolved spontaneous Hall response, they retain van Hove singularities near the Fermi level and order antiferromagnetically below $T_N \\simeq 31.5 K$. Current pulses write nonvolatile anisotropic resistance states in microstructured devices, with an activation current density nearly an order of magnitude below that reported for the Hall-active lower-intercalation phase. The switching response separates into two temperature-dependent dynamical regimes rather than following a single current threshold. Independent magnetization-aging and post-field-relaxation measurements reveal slow, history-dependent magnetic dynamics, and the relaxation strength closely follows the inverse switching amplitude. These results identify magnetic frustration and glassy dynamics as central ingredients in the electrical reconfiguration of $Co_xTaS_2$, establishing a route to functional switching through a dynamically soft antiferromagnetic landscape.",
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      "name": "Matan Sterenberg"
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    {
      "name": "Bar Segura"
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    {
      "name": "Muntaser Naamneh"
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    {
      "name": "Eran Maniv"
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.25112",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.25112",
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  "published": "2026-10-18",
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  "title": "Frustration-Assisted Electrical Switching in $Co_xTaS_2$",
  "title_text": "Frustration-Assisted Electrical Switching in Co_xTaS_2",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:33:41Z",
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