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Spin-orbitronics and Dirac quasiparticles are two fields of condensed matter physics initiated independently about a decade ago. Here we predict that Dirac quasiparticles can be controlled by the spin-orbit torque reorientation of the…

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N\'eel vector, the order parameter of collinear antiferromagnets, serves as a state variable in associated antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronic devices to encode information. A deterministic switching of N\'eel vector is crucial for the…

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A new physical mechanism for generating spin-transfer torque is proposed. It is due to interference of bias driven nonequilibrium electrons incident on a switching junction with the electrons reflected from an insulating barrier inserted in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 G. Autès , J. Mathon , A. Umerski

Spin-valve is a microelectronic device in which high and low resistance states are realized by utilizing both charge and spin of carriers. Spin-valve structures used in modern hard drive read-heads and magnetic random access memories…

We use spin-transfer-driven ferromagnetic resonance (ST-FMR) to measure the spin-transfer torque vector T in MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions as a function of the offset angle between the magnetic moments of the electrodes and as a…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-13 C. Wang , Y. -T. Cui , J. Z. Sun , J. A. Katine , R. A. Buhrman , D. C. Ralph

The ground state of a graphene sheet at charge neutrality in a perpendicular magnetic field remains enigmatic, with various experiments supporting canted antiferromagnetic, bond ordered, and even charge density wave phases. A promising…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 Arup Kumar Paul , Manas Ranjan Sahu , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , J. K. Jain , Ganpathy Murthy , Anindya Das

We consider theoretically a current flowing perpendicular to interfaces of a spin-valve type ferromagnetic metallic junction. For the first time an effective approach is investigated to calculate a simultaneous action of the two current…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 R. J. Elliott , E. M. Epshtein , Yu. V. Gulyaev , P. E. Zilberman

Spin transport in magnetic tunnel junctions in the presence of spin diffusion is considered theoretically. Combining ballistic tunneling across the barrier and diffusive transport in the electrodes, we solve the spin dynamics equation in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 A Manchon , R. Matsumoto , H. Jaffres , J. Grollier

Electrical manipulation of spin textures inside antiferromagnets represents a new opportunity for developing spintronics with superior speed and high device density. Injecting spin currents into antiferromagnets and realizing efficient…

We formulate a theory of spin-transfer torques in antiferromagnets, which covers the small to large limits of the exchange coupling energy relative to the kinetic energy of the inter-sublattice electron dynamics. Our theory suggests a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-10 Yuta Yamane , Jun'ichi Ieda , Jairo Sinova

Spintronics has attracted wide attention by promising novel functionalities derived from both the electron charge and spin. While branching into new areas and creating new themes over the past years, the principal goals remain the spin and…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-11-05 C. Ertler , A. Matos-Abiague , M. Gmitra , M. Turek , J. Fabian

The influence of the tantalum buffer layer on the magnetic anisotropy of perpendicular Co-Fe-B/MgO based magnetic tunnel junctions is studied using magneto-optical Kerr-spectroscopy. Samples without a tantalum buffer are found to exhibit no…

Current-induced spin-orbit torques provide a versatile tool for switching magnetic devices. In perpendicular magnets, the dampinglike component of the torque is the main driver of magnetization reversal. The degree to which the fieldlike…

We observe spin-valve-like effects in nano-scaled thermally evaporated Co/AlOx/Au tunnel junctions. The tunneling magnetoresistance is anisotropic and depends on the relative orientation of the magnetization direction of the Co electrode…

Popular Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 R. S. Liu , L. Michalak , C. M. Canali , L. Samuelson , H. Pettersson

We present tight-binding calculations of the spin torque in non-collinear magnetic tunnel junctions based on the non-equilibrium Green functions approach. We have calculated the spin torque via the effective local magnetic moment approach…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Kalitsov , I. Theodonis , N. Kioussis , M. Chshiev , W. H. Butler , A. Vedyayev

We present a complete theory of the spin torque phenomena in a ultrasmall nanomagnet coupled to non-collinear ferromagnetic electrodes through tunnelling junctions. This model system can be described by a simple microscopic model which…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-22 O. Parcollet , X. Waintal

Antiferromagnets exhibit distinctive characteristics such as ultrafast dynamics and robustness against perturbative fields, thereby attracting considerable interest in fundamental physics and technological applications. Recently, it was…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-03 Atsushi Ono , Sumio Ishihara

We have studied the magnetoresistance (TMR) of tunnel junctions with electrodes of La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 and we show how the variation of the conductance and TMR with the bias voltage can be exploited to obtain a precise information on the spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-08-16 M. Bowen , A. Barthélémy , M. Bibes , E. Jacquet , J. -P. Contour , A. Fert , F. Ciccacci , L. Dùo , R. Bertacco

The spin-transfer effect has been studied in magnetic tunnel junctions (PtMn/CoFe/Ru/CoFe/Al2O3/CoFe/NiFe) with dimensions down to 0.1x0.2 um2 and resistance-area product RA in the range of 0.5-10 Ohm m2 (dR/R=1-20%). Current-induced…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Yiming Huai , Frank Albert , Paul Nguyen , Mahendra Pakala , Thierry Valet

Antiferromagnetic spintronics have attracted wide attention due to its great potential in constructing ultra-dense and ultra-fast antiferromagnetic memory that suits modern high-performance information technology. The electrical 180o…