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In bilayer systems consisting of an ultrathin ferromagnetic layer adjacent to a metal with strong spin-orbit coupling, an applied in-plane current induces torques on the magnetization. The torques that arise from spin-orbit coupling are of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Paul M. Haney , Hyun-Woo Lee , Kyung-Jin Lee , Aurélien Manchon , M. D. Stiles

Spin-orbit torques offer a promising mechanism for electrically controlling magnetization dynamics in nanoscale heterostructures. While spin-orbit torques occur predominately at interfaces, the physical mechanisms underlying these torques…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-02 Vivek P. Amin , Paul M. Haney , Mark D. Stiles

We theoretically examine the spin-transfer torque in the presence of spin-orbit interaction (SOI) at impurities in a ferromagnetic metal on the basis of linear response theory. We obtained, in addition to the usual spin-transfer torque, a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Junya Shibata , Hiroshi Kohno

In this work we report observation of in-plane current induced out-of-plane magnetic field driven torque in spin valve structure. Since ferromagnet has high spin orbit coupling it is expected to be the source of spin-orbit-torque as it…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-27 Arnab Bose , Duc Duong Lam , Swapnil Bhuktare , Sutapa Dutta , Hanuman Singh , Shinji Miwa , Ashwin A. tulapurkar

The magnetization switching of a thin ferromagnetic layer placed on top of a heavy metal (such as Pt, Ta or W) driven by an in-plane current has been observed in recent experiments. The magnetization dynamics of these processes is studied…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-16 G. Finocchio , M. Carpentieri , E. Martinez , B. Azzerboni

Spin-orbit torque facilitates efficient magnetization switching via an in-plane current in perpendicularly magnetized heavy metal/ferromagnet heterostructures. The efficiency of spin-orbit-torque-induced switching is determined by the…

Current-induced magnetization switching, a fundamental phenomenon related to spin-transport of electrons, enables non-voltaic and fast information write, facilitating applications in low-power memory and logic devices. However,…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-30 Yanyan Yang , Weiwei Lin

Current induced spin-orbit torques have been studied in ferromagnetic nanowires made of 20 nm thick Co/Pd multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Using Hall voltage and lock-in measurements, it is found that upon injection of an…

We demonstrate that the spin Hall effect in a thin film with strong spin-orbit scattering can excite magnetic precession in an adjacent ferromagnetic film. The flow of alternating current through a Pt/NiFe bilayer generates an oscillating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Luqiao Liu , Takahiro Moriyama , D. C. Ralph , R. A. Buhrman

We consider a quasi one-dimensional configuration consisting of two small pieces of ferromagnetic material separated by a metallic one and contacted by two metallic leads. A spin-polarized current is injected from one lead. Our goal is to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-06-13 J. Peguiron , M. -S. Choi , C. Bruder

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising materials for efficient generation of current-induced spin-orbit torques on an adjacent ferromagnetic layer. Numerous effects, both interfacial and bulk, have been put forward to explain…

We propose an experimental scheme to determine the spin-transfer torque efficiency excited by the spin-orbit interaction in ferromagnetic bilayers from the measurement of the longitudinal magnetoresistace. Solving a diffusive spin-transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-04 Tomohiro Taniguchi , Julie Grollier , Mark D. Stiles

Current induced magnetization switching by spin-orbit torques offers an energy-efficient means of writing information in heavy metal/ferromagnet (FM) multilayer systems. The relative contributions of field-like torques and damping-like…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-12 Meiyin Yang , Kaiming Cai , Hailang Ju , Kevin William Edmonds , Guang Yang , Shuai Liu , Baohe Li , Bao Zhang , Yu Sheng , Shouguo Wang , Yang Ji , Kaiyou Wang

Spin-orbit torque manifested as an accumulated spin-polarized moment at nonmagnetic normal metal, and ferromagnet interfaces is a promising magnetization switching mechanism for spintronic devices. To fully exploit this in practice,…

It has been shown that W in its resistive form possesses the largest spin-Hall ratio among all heavy transition metals, which makes it a good candidate for generating efficient dampinglike spin-orbit torque (DL-SOT) acting upon adjacent…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-01-12 Ting-Chien Wang , Tian-Yue Chen , Chun-Te Wu , Hung-Wei Yen , Chi-Feng Pai

Strong magnetic field pulses associated with a relativistic electron bunch can imprint switching patterns in magnetic thin films that have uniaxial in-plane anisotropy. In experiments with Fe and FeCo alloy films the pattern shape reveals…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-24 Ioan Tudosa

We demonstrate that spin-orbit coupled electrons in a magnetically doped system exert a spin torque on the local magnetization, without a flowing current, when the chemical potential is modulated in a magnetic field. The spin torque is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-17 Kentaro Nomura , Daichi Kurebayashi

The manipulation of magnetization via Magnetic torques is one of the most important phenomena in spintronics. In thin films, conventionally, a charge current flowing in a heavy metal is used to generate transverse spin currents and to exert…

Recent discoveries regarding current-induced spin-orbit torques produced by heavy-metal/ferromagnet and topological-insulator/ferromagnet bilayers provide the potential for dramatically-improved efficiency in the manipulation of magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-08 D. MacNeill , G. M. Stiehl , M. H. D. Guimaraes , R. A. Buhrman , J. Park , D. C. Ralph

In metallic ferromagnets, the spin-transfer torque and spin-motive force are known to exhibit a reciprocal relationship. Recent experiments on ferromagnets with strong spin-orbit coupling have revealed a rich complexity in the interaction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 Kjetil M. D. Hals , Arne Brataas