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Spin-orbit coupling in inversion-asymmetric magnetic crystals and structures has emerged as a powerful tool to generate complex magnetic textures, interconvert charge and spin under applied current, and control magnetization dynamics.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 A. Manchon , J. Zelezný , I. M. Miron , T. Jungwirth , J. Sinova , A. Thiaville , K. Garello , P. Gambardella

Spin-orbit torque (SOT) provides an efficient way to achieve charge-to-spin conversion and can switch perpendicular magnetization, which is essential for designing novel energy-efficient spintronic devices. An out-of-plane SOT could…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-01-02 Xiaomiao Yin , Lujun Wei , Pai Liu , Jiajv Yang , Pengchao Zhang , JinCheng Peng , Fei Huang , Ruobai Liu , Jun Du , Yong Pu

The spin-orbit torque switching of ferrimagnetic Gd$_x$(Fe$_{90}$Co$_{10}$)$_{100-x}$ films was studied for both transition metal (TM)-rich and rare earth (RE)-rich configurations. The spin-orbit torque driven magnetization switching…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-08 Niklas Roschewsky , Tomoya Matsumura , Suraj Cheema , Frances Hellman , Takeshi Kato , Satoshi Iwata , Sayeef Salahuddin

In spite of the absence of a macroscopic magnetic moment, an anti-ferromagnet is spin-polarized on an atomic scale. The electric current passing through a conducting anti-ferromagnet is polarized as well, leading to spin-transfer torques…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-09-29 Yuan Xu , Shuai Wang , Ke Xia

Antiferromagnets are outstanding candidates for the next generation of spintronic applications, with great potential for downscaling and decreasing power consumption. Recently, the manipulation of bulk properties of antiferromagnets has…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-02-05 X. H. Liu , K. W. Edmonds , Z. P. Zhou , K. Y. Wang

An applied electric current through a space-inversion asymmetric magnet induces spin-orbit torques (SOTs) on the magnetic moments, which holds much promise for future memory devices. We discuss general Green's function expressions suitable…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-11-19 Frank Freimuth , Stefan Blügel , Yuriy Mokrousov

Spintronic artificial neurons are intriguing building blocks for energy efficient Neuromorphic Computing (NC). Nevertheless, most contemporary implementations rely on symmetry breaking external in plane magnetic fields (H_X) for neuron…

Ferromagnets are key materials for sensing and memory applications. In contrast, antiferromagnets that represent the more common form of magnetically ordered materials, have so far found less practical application beyond their use for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-31 J. Železný , P. Wadley , K. Olejník. A. Hoffmann , H. Ohno

We suggest coherent switching of canted antiferromagnetic (AFM) spins using spin-orbit torque (SOT) in small magnet. The magnetic system of orthoferrite features biaxial easy anisotropy and the Dzyaloshinskii Moriya interaction, which is…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-08-18 T. H. Kim , S. Hwang , S. Y. Hamh , S. H. Yoon , S. H. Han , B. K. Cho

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in spin-orbit torques (SOTs) for manipulating the magnetization in nonvolatile magnetic memory devices. SOTs rely on the spin-orbit coupling of a nonmagnetic material coupled to a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-19 Jan Hidding , Marcos H. D. Guimarães

Ferrimagnets have the potential to play a key role in spintronics due to their high stability, low energy consumption, and rapid magnetic state switching. These characteristics are typically observed in ferrimagnetic materials near magnetic…

We report on the combination of current-induced spin-orbit torques and giant magnetoresistance in a single device to achieve all-electrical write and read out of the magnetization. The device consists of perpendicularly magnetized TbCo and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-13 Can Onur Avci , Charles-Henri Lambert , Giacomo Sala , Pietro Gambardella

We proposed a novel and simple multilayer structure to realize the deterministic switching of perpendicularly magnetized layers (Co in our work) by spin orbital torque from the spin Hall Effect in this paper. A pinned layer is introduced,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-05-08 Sumei Wang

We demonstrate efficient current induced spin orbit torque switching in perpendicularly magnetized epitaxial MgO(001)//Pd/Co2FeAl/MgO heterostructures grown by magnetron sputtering. The advantage of such heterostructures for spin orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-27 M. S. Gabor , T. Petrisor , M. Nasui , M. A. Nsibi , J. Nath , I. M. Miron

Magnetic heterostructure Mo/CoFeB/MgO has strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and thermal stability. Through current-induced hysteresis loop shift measurements, we show that the dampinglike spin-orbit torque (SOT) efficiency of…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-10-24 Tian-Yue Chen , Hsin-I Chan , Wei-Bang Liao , Chi-Feng Pai

An antiferromagnet is a promising material for spin-orbit torque generation. Earlier studies of the spin-orbit torque in an antiferromagnet are limited to collinear spin configurations. We calculate the spin-orbit torque in an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-04 Suik Cheon , Hyun-Woo Lee

Understanding the rich physics of magnetization dynamics in perpendicular synthetic antiferromagnets (p-SAFs) is crucial for developing next-generation spintronic devices. In this work, we systematically investigate the magnetization…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-06 Dingbin Huang , Delin Zhang , Yun Kim , Jian-Ping Wang , Xiaojia Wang

The control of magnetization by electric current is a rapidly developing area motivated by a strong synergy between breakthrough basic research discoveries and industrial applications in the fields of magnetic recording, magnetic field…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-09-05 Yucai Li , Kevin William Edmonds , Xionghua Liu , Houzhi Zheng , Kaiyou Wang

With ultra-fast writing capacity and high reliability, the spin-orbit torque is regarded as a promising alternative to fabricate next-generation magnetic random access memory. However, the three-terminal setup can be challenging when…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-06-07 Ming-Han Tsai , Po-Hung Lin , Kuo-Feng Huang , Hsiu-Hau Lin , Chih-Huang Lai

We demonstrated current-induced four-state magnetization switching in a trilayer system using spin-orbit torques. The memory device contains two Co layers with different perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, separated by a space layer of Pt.…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-06-05 Y. Sheng , Y. C. Li , X. Q. Ma , K. Y. Wang